The air crackled with the presage of lightning, and a heavy mist descended around them.

You see, this universe we inhabit is made up of billions of galaxies literally beyond counting and this is only one universe.

Words are worth little when the heart refuses to hear. Therefore, judge us by our works.

None of us ever knows what impact we have on the world around us.

It had long been an ambition to find the line of force that might lead to the Holy Land in the time of Christ.

Contrary to what many may think, immortality is not a fairy tale invented to compensate for an unhappy life.

We kissed, then, and the ardour of her kiss stole my breath away. I returned her passion with all the fervor I possessed. A lifetime of vows and heart-felt disciplines had prepared me well, for in that kiss I sealed with all my soul the fate before me, embracing a mystery clothed in warm and yielding female flesh. Holding only the moment, with neither thought nor care for the future, I kissed her, and drank deep the strong wine of desire.