Now that's a proper introduction.
Read more Louise Banks QuotesFrom: Arrival
And "purpose" requires an understanding of intent. We need to find out, do they make conscious choices or is their motivation so instinctive that they don't understand a "why" question at all. And-And biggest of all, we need to have enough vocabulary with them that we understand their answer.
Who is this child?
Louise Banks: If all I ever gave you was a hammer...Colonel Weber: Everything's a nail...