# Quote — Sheri S. Tepper, The Visitor

> Those of us from Chasm started calling it the Visitor because that's a relatively comfortable label. It implies the stay is temporary, that the thing will go away. We think the Visitor must be part of a race of beings who live in space, though we're guessing at that. We also postulate that they hitch rides on bits of space trash that are moving somewhere, like the huge one that came at us. Anyhow, the Visitor is getting closer by the day.

- Author: [Sheri S. Tepper](https://www.leafyquotes.com/sheri-s-tepper.md)
- Book: [The Visitor](https://www.leafyquotes.com/sheri-s-tepper/the-visitor.md)
- Page: 353
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/sheri-s-tepper/the-visitor/those-of-us-from

## More from this book

> Long ago, the people of the world cried out for help. In the reaches of heaven their cry was heard, and a Visitor came in answer to it. The Visitor began helping immediately, but secretly. Now the visitor intends to be known to the people of the world and the people of the world must deal with that knowledge.

p. 41 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/sheri-s-tepper/the-visitor/long-ago-the.md)

> “I know so little,” she murmured.
>
> “Better admit you are up to your neck in ignorance than stand upon a pinnacle of misinformation,” he said firmly.

p. 258 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/sheri-s-tepper/the-visitor/i-know-so-little.md)

> Many men of importance were gathered there to be seen talking with other men of importance, resulting in an abundance of conspicuous but immaterial discourse.

p. 40 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/sheri-s-tepper/the-visitor/many-men-of-importance.md)