We cannot allow quibbles to stand in the way of the truth. — John Brunner

The screen was a polychrome swirl, like a rainbow that had been through an electric blender.

Well, like they say, nothing can set a precedent until it happens for the first time.

You’ve been competing against the past, and that’s a contest no one can win because the past has all the advantages. We’ve forgotten all its fiddling little drawbacks: the lice, the skin infections, the disgusting personal habits and the rest of it.