Suppose, in their altruistic passion for justice and order, they had determined to reform the world, but had not realized that they were destroying t… - Arthur C. Clarke

Great art and domestic bliss are mutually incompatible. Sooner or later, you'll have to make your choice.

He was only aware of the conflict that was slowly destroying his integrity — the conflict between truth, and concealment of truth.

So here, Floyd told himself, is the first generation of the Spaceborn; there would be more of them in the years to come. Though there was sadness in this thought, there was also a great hope. When Earth was tamed and tranquil, and perhaps a little tired, there would still be scope for those who loved freedom, for the tough pioneers, the restless adventurers. But their tools would not be ax and gun and canoe and wagon; they would be nuclear power plant and plasma drive and hydroponic farm. The time was fast approaching when Earth, like all mothers, must say farewell to her children.