Nightside, cities glistened in chains, and a spray of tinkertoy habitats girdled the planet. Gossamer starbridges reached from the equator towards orbit.
It looked like a biology lesson for gods, or a snapshot of the kind of pornography which might be enjoyed by sentient planets. - Alastair Reynolds
It looked like a biology lesson for gods, or a snapshot of the kind of pornography which might be enjoyed by sentient planets.
- Alastair Reynolds
The human capacity for grief. It just isn't capable of providing an adequate emotional response once the dead exceed a few dozen in number. And it do… - Alastair Reynolds
The human capacity for grief. It just isn't capable of providing an adequate emotional response once the dead exceed a few dozen in number. And it do…
As the old saying went, the Manhattan Project wasn't built in a day. Or was that Rome? Something to do with Earth, anyway. - Alastair Reynolds
As the old saying went, the Manhattan Project wasn't built in a day. Or was that Rome? Something to do with Earth, anyway.
To see something marvelous with your own eyes-that's wonderful enough. But when two of you see it, two of you together, holding hands, holding each o… - Alastair Reynolds
To see something marvelous with your own eyes-that's wonderful enough. But when two of you see it, two of you together, holding hands, holding each o…
You worry that we're becoming monsters. Merlin, we already were monsters. You didn't make us any worse. - Alastair Reynolds
You worry that we're becoming monsters. Merlin, we already were monsters. You didn't make us any worse.
Autocratic governments are masters of self-contradiction. They say one thing, do another. - Alastair Reynolds
Autocratic governments are masters of self-contradiction. They say one thing, do another.
It's an ancient technique known as lying, Khouri. - Alastair Reynolds
It's an ancient technique known as lying, Khouri.
Enjoy it, kid. Enjoy feeling that you can make a difference.' Floyd flashed him a smile. 'It won't last for ever. - Alastair Reynolds
Enjoy it, kid. Enjoy feeling that you can make a difference.' Floyd flashed him a smile. 'It won't last for ever.
Looking at where the planet is now, we could screw things up massively or we could wise-up on a species level and actually make things better. If I h… - Alastair Reynolds
Looking at where the planet is now, we could screw things up massively or we could wise-up on a species level and actually make things better. If I h…
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