“Humans. Violent but peace-loving. Passionate but cerebral. Humane but cruel. Impulsive but calculating. Generous but selfish. Humans. Altogether a contradictory and deeply flawed species. And yet...And yet, somehow I knew that they represented the best hope of the galaxy. Perhaps the only hope.”

“Human can surprise you sometimes. An unpredictable species, Homo sapiens”

“Imagine being the only two free humans in all the world”

“Humans waste words. They toss them like banana peels and leave them to rot. Everyone knows the peels are the best part.”

“Humans. Sometimes they make chimps look smart.”

“A good zoo," Stella said, "is a large domain. A wild cage. A safe place to be. It has room to roam and humans who don't hurt." She pauses, considering her words. "A good zoo is how humans make amends.”

“Hope is a thing made only for people, a scrap to hold ontoin darkness and in light”