“How are you going to define ‘spiritual’?” asked Mona. No one had any idea. - Jack McDevitt

But, come to think of it, there was no need to wait. Time travelers don’t have to wait for anybody.

Those who rise to the top of organizations, who live to direct others, to wield power, are inevitably afflicted by weak egos, by a need to prove themselves. This explains why they are so easily frightened and so easily manipulated. And why they are so dangerous.

Emily had not been trained as a scientist, so she tended to draw conclusions based on emotional need rather than on evidence.