# Quote — Helen Czerski, Storm in a Teacup

> We live on the edge, perched on the boundary between planet Earth and the rest of the Universe. ...Every human civilization has seen the stars, but no one has touched them. Our home on Earth is the opposite: messy... full of things... we touch and tweak... The physical world is full of startling variety... But this diversity isn't random. Our world is full of patterns.

- Author: [Helen Czerski](https://www.leafyquotes.com/helen-czerski.md)
- Book: [Storm in a Teacup](https://www.leafyquotes.com/helen-czerski/storm-in-a-teacup.md)
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## More from this book

> The basic principles alone often won't provide specific answers, but they'll provide the context needed to ask the right questions. And if we're used to working things out... we won't feel hopeless when the answer isn't obvious...

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/helen-czerski/storm-in-a-teacup/the-basic-principles.md)

> This book is about linking the little things we see every day with the big world we live in.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/helen-czerski/storm-in-a-teacup/this-book-is-about.md)

> As far as we know, the physical laws we observe... on Earth apply everywhere... You can test them for yourself.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/helen-czerski/storm-in-a-teacup/as-far-as-we-know.md)