Earth, the world, the fifth planet from the sun—the species that stands on two legs and roams this thin wet crust: it's changing, Lobey. It's not the same. Some people walk under the sun and accept that change, others close their eyes, clap their hands to their ears, and deny the world with their tongues.


Section 11 (in the far future of the novel, the sun has captured two more planets) - The Einstein Intersection (1967)

Samuel R. Delany Quotes

Earth, the world, the fifth planet from the sun—the species that stands on two legs and roams this thin wet crust: it's changing, Lobey. It's not...

Earth, the world, the fifth planet from the sun—the species that stands on two legs and roams this thin wet crust: it's changing, Lobey. It's not...

Earth, the world, the fifth planet from the sun—the species that stands on two legs and roams this thin wet crust: it's changing, Lobey. It's not...

Earth, the world, the fifth planet from the sun—the species that stands on two legs and roams this thin wet crust: it's changing, Lobey. It's not...