“People of Earth, your attention please.
“The outlying regions of the Galaxy require the building of a hyperspatial express route through your star system, and regrettably your planet is one of those scheduled for demolition. The process will take slightly less that two of your Earth minutes. Thank you.”
“There’s no point in acting all surprised about it. All the planning charts and demolition orders have been on display in your local planning department on Alpha Centauri for fifty of your Earth years, so you’ve had plenty of time to lodge any formal complaint and it’s far too late to start making a fuss about it now.”
‘There’s no point acting all surprised about it. All the planning charts and demolition orders have been on display in your local planning department in Alpha Centauri for fifty of your Earth years, so you’ve had plenty of time to lodge any formal complaint and it’s far too late to start making a fuss about it now.....Oh, for heaven’s sake, mankind, it’s only four light ears away, you know. I’m sorry, but if you can’t be bothered to take an interest in local affairs, that’s your own lookout.’
Came a voice from the sky on that magical night
And in the colors of a thousand sunsets
They traveled to the world on a shivering light"
Children Of The Sun
What does it profit a man to gain the whole world
and “bogey” the last hole?