The river of time flowed unmarked, towards the endless seas of timelike infinity. — Stephen Baxter

Maybe it’s time we humans abandoned our species-specific chauvinism—our petty outrage that the Universe has unfolded in a way that doesn’t suit us.

“But that’s insane,” Morrow protested.

Uvarov hissed, “No one ever said it wasn’t. We’re human beings. What do you expect?”

She tried, sometimes, to remember how it had been to be young. Or even, not quite so old.