"St. Augustine died suddenly and prematurely - he was hardly more than a pup - that autumn. Diane was grief-stricken, and I realized I was in love with her. ..." Chapter 4 x 10E9 A.D., page 50

"Elsewhere, the Dong Feng missiles approached and then crossed the Spin barrier en route to their programmed targets. Strange to think of them streaking over a suddenly dark, cold, motionless Earth, operating solely on internal programming, aiming themselves at the featureless artifacts that drifted in suspension hundreds of miles over the poles. Like a drama without an audience, too sudden to see." Chapter No Single Thing Abides, page 81

"Another handshake, strangely weak, and then he was off, still listing to the left, leaving me to wonder not whether he was ill but how he was and how much worse it would get." Chapter Unquiet Nights, page 112

"She was beautiful without trying, but not...