A million years ago there had been no river here and in a million years to come there might be no river — but in a million years from now there would be, if not Man, at least a caring thing. And that was the secret of the universe, Enoch told himself — a thing that went on caring.


Ch. 35 - Way Station (1963)


A million years ago there had been no river here and in a million years to come there might be no river — but in a million years from now there...

A million years ago there had been no river here and in a million years to come there might be no river — but in a million years from now there...

A million years ago there had been no river here and in a million years to come there might be no river — but in a million years from now there...

A million years ago there had been no river here and in a million years to come there might be no river — but in a million years from now there...