Nightside, cities glistened in chains, and a spray of tinkertoy habitats girdled the planet. Gossamer starbridges reached from the equator towards orbit.
Alastair ReynoldsI really struggle to pinpoint whether I became a scientist because I like science fiction, or did I gravitate to science fiction because I identified strongly with scientists.
Alastair ReynoldsYou worry that we're becoming monsters. Merlin, we already were monsters. You didn't make us any worse.
Alastair Reynolds