You cannot have a best friend for one hundred and fifty four years without trust.

There are no saints either. We are immortal, but not so unlike the humans as you think. We have enemies, we have duties, we hate, we struggle, and we love.

Living on steam isn't easy.

I was about to run, possibly fight, definitely scream...

He reminded me of one of those adventure seekers on TV. He hadn’t shaved in a few days at least, and his reddish hair was suffering from intense bed head. His Hawaiian shirt and khaki shorts completed the look. I was inclined to ask him if he knew we were all marked for death or if he just thought he was taking a long cruise.

God will bring into judgment
both the righteous and the wicked,
for there will be a time for every activity,
a time to judge every deed.
~Ecclesiastes 3:17