“A city's only ever three hot meals away from anarchy.” ThreeCitiesHotMealsAnarchy Book:Terminal World Source: Terminal World
“Nightside, cities glistened in chains, and a spray of tinkertoy habitats girdled the planet. Gossamer starbridges reached from the equator towards orbit.” CitiesPlanetsChainsOrbitSprayHabitatEquator Book:Revelation Space Source: Revelation Space