No one awakens in the morning thinking they will die that day. Not a saint or a sinner. Not even a condemned killer. We all know were mortal, and yet we all believe we'll live forever.
Christopher PikeThis problem - it is age old. To do what is right and save the day without destroying the very thing the day is lived for.
Christopher PikeNothing is as it seems. Black can appear white when the light is blinding but white loses all luster at the faintest sign of darkness.
Christopher PikeThe seconds tick. They always do. The power of an entire sun cannot stop them even for a moment, and so death comes between the moments, like a thief of light in the dark.
Christopher PikeI turned to look into his face one last time. It was as if I could see the whole universe in his eyes. Maybe he was God, maybe he was simply enlightened. I didn't care right then, in that blessed moment, I just loved him. Later, though, the love was to turn to hate, to fear. They seemed so opposite, the feelings, yet they were all one note on his flute.
Christopher Pike