Quotes About Ringworld

Gradually he was learning the size, the scale of the Ringworld. It was unpleasant, like all learning processes. He

You will find superconducting wire and fabric stored aboard the lander. It is not the same superconductor the Ringworld used. The bacterium will not touch it. I thought we might need trade goods.

If you can find a way to stabilize this structure, do so. Sure, your people could use the room. If you should stabilize the Ringworld with help from my equipment, I want credit. I may want to ask a reward. Valavirgillin snarled and choked off a reply. Louis said quickly, You'll get the credit you deserve.

Skyscrapers, said Speaker. With so much room on the Ringworld, why build so tall? To prove they can do it. No, that's asinine, said Louis. There'd be no point, if they could build something like the Ringworld itself. Perhaps the tall buildings came later, during the decline of civilization.