Out in deep space the planets sweep, inexorable, along their splendid orbits. Maxine bowed her head. From now on she would take the gods' dictation.

The rain began again. It fell heavily, easily, with no meaning or intention but the fulfilment of its own nature, which was to fall and fall.

Our minds are not hopeful, thought Janet; but our nerves are made of optimistic stuff.

'The devil's everywhere,' he said. 'Not just at Brunswick one day and somewhere else the next. He's everywhere.'

From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend - Path, motive, guide, original and end.

'The deepest passion in any human being is the craving for meaning of human exsistence- God is the meaning beyond'

The only significance of life consists in helping to establish the kingdom of God; and this can be done only by means of the acknowledgment and profession of t…