He recalled Dr. Sarvis' favorite apothegm: When the situation is hopeless, there's nothing to worry about. - Edward Abbey

When the situation is hopeless, there's nothing to worry about.

Certainly, I want to capture the reader's attention from the beginning and hold it until the end: that is half the purpose of my art. The other half must be to tell my story in the most honest way that I can.

(Time is relative, said Heraclitus a long time ago, and distance a function of velocity. Since the ultimate goal of transport technology is the annihilation of space, the compression of all Being into one pure point, it follows that six-packs help. Speed is the ultimate drug and rockets run on alcohol.

Mountains complement desert as desert compliments city, as wilderness compliments and completes civilization.