Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.

Byrne frames “love” not as romance or intimacy built on similarity, but as an attentive openness to difference. The quote suggests that choosing to engage—patiently, curiously, and without the reward of shared tastes, background, or ideology—can itself be a caring act. “Fascinated by their presence” emphasizes embodied, immediate regard: valuing another person as a singular reality rather than as a mirror of oneself. Implicitly, it critiques social sorting and echo chambers, proposing that genuine connection can arise from sustained curiosity and respect, even when common ground is minimal. Love here becomes a practice of attention and hospitality.