Wonderful, isn't it?" "Wonderful and a little spooky." "Like all the best things in the universe. - Alastair Reynolds

“Maybe it’s not as bad as she fears. Old people always think the world is going to ruin. It’s their job.”
“Maybe they’re right,” Floyd replied.

How did you…pass the time?" Sunday asked. "You couldn't just ching out of it, could you?" "We had a different form of chinging," Eunice said. "An earlier type of virtual-reality technology, much more robust and completely unaffected by time lag. You may have heard of it. We called it 'reading.'

The battle sunk towards the horizon. Presently it would be gone, leaving a sky unsullied by human affairs.