Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3)
- Kind
- Book
- Date
- 1987
- Retrieved
- May 30, 2016
2 memes from this reference
Humans are Intelligent and Hierarchical
“You have a mismatched pair of genetic characteristics. Either alone would have been useful, would have aided the survival of your species. But the two together are lethal. It was only a matter of time before they destroyed you." [...] Jdahya made a rustling noise that could have been a sigh, but that did not seem to…
Oankali Crave Difference
Human beings fear difference,” Lilith had told him once. “Oankali crave difference. Humans persecute their different ones, yet they need them to give themselves definition and status. Oankali seek difference and collect it. They need it to keep themselves from stagnation and overspecialization. If you don’t understand…