Alex’s Reviews > Beautyland > Status Update

"Every human dies. But the bad news is that every day they act like they don't know they're alive. They lie or behave inconsiderately or cheat. Each one is a little death. Humans experience many little deaths before the final one."
Also: "Every solar system has a planet capable of producing water and that is roughly the same size as Earth. How many of these planets produce societies that destroy them?

"Her past passions sounded tinny when clinking against the jar of time. But they add up to a stack next to her elbow, a growing collection of desire and insight that might acquire significance if she trusts that it will."