The Red, White, and Green

“He did change history. He did, he did!” Gabil hopped again, twice, lost his footing, and toppled to the floor. He bounded to his feet and did a little jig of sorts. “Ha! It’s fascinating! It’s magnicalicious!” “Please, settle down. That’s not even a word.” “Why not?” Gabil said. “If Thomas can change history, I think I have the right to change a few words.””

— Unknown

“Maybe he does show himself to us, but we don’t see. Maybe it’s not our senses that are the problem, but our minds.””

— Unknown

“For the sake of the world, they had to cling to what they knew, not what their emotions demanded from them.””

— Unknown

“Svensson’s objective was simple: to develop a highly virulent and stable airborne virus with a three- to six-week incubation period that responded immediately to an antivirus he alone controlled.””

— Unknown

“The only way into the black forest from this side is over one of three Crossings.” He pointed to the white bridge. “The river runs too fast to swim, you see? No one would dare attempt to cross except over one of the bridges. Do you follow?””

— Unknown

“The point is, we were created to love beauty. We love beauty because Elyon loves beauty. We love song because Elyon loves song. We love love because Elyon loves love. And we love to be loved because Elyon loves to be loved. In all these ways we are like Elyon. In one way or another, everything we do is tied to this unfolding story of love between us and Elyon.””

— Unknown

“it. My wife is the jewel of the desert, the light that guides my heart through the darkness when I grow tired of waiting for the end.””

— Unknown

“If a hundred million Americans woke up one morning and learned they had been infected with a virus that would kill them in a matter of weeks, and only one man had the cure and was demanding their cooperation in exchange for that cure . . . This was true power. All they needed was the right weapon. The one virus with its one cure.””

— Unknown

“How can there be love without a true choice? Would you suggest that man be stripped of the capacity to love?” This was the Great Romance. To love at any cost.””

— Unknown