The Opportunity Gone Forever

«A spore takes flight by wind, and the whole system survives. The assassin blinks, and the bullet merely grazes the head of state. The planet's axis shifts imperceptibly, and Earth is ruled by some other species. It's not even called Earth; there is no language at all. The letter is lost in the mail, the opportunity gone forever.

     All my classes in college essentially taught the same lesson: another world was once possible.»

Hua Hsu, Stay True: A Memoir