"The Man Who Fell to Earth" Quotes
An extraterrestrial being arrives on Earth with a mission to save his dying planet, but struggles to adapt to human society.
science fiction | 209 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
I'm not a man. I'm an alien.
The more you love, the more you can love—and the more intensely you love. Nor is there any limit on how many you can love.
If you want to be like earth people, you have to look at their television.
I'm trying to understand you earth people. I really am. We do not have sex on our planet. We don't even have sexes. We don't even have the concept of sex.
No human being, when you understand his desires, is worthless. No one's life is nothing. Even the most evil of men and women, if you understand their hearts, had some generous act that redeems them, at least a little, from their sins.
Americans are easily the most romantic people on earth, and you're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.
I know you're going to have a lot of fun with your lives, but try to remember that you're not immortal.
I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.
There's a strong streak of anti-intellectualism in America, unlike the rest of the world.
I don't have any friends. I can't even make any friends. That's the worst thing about being a stranger in a strange land.
