The universe is indifferent to our fates. This was the crushing burden that the character took with him as he… — Dan Simmons

I began to understand. “A Faustian bargain...,” I said.

“The Faustian bargain,” said the girl. “All the church had to do to gain the universe was sell its soul.”

Why am I seeking logic or sanity here? I'd asked myself at the moment. There hasn’t been any so far.

Information is always to be treasured, Raul. It is behind only love and honesty in a person’s attempt to understand the universe.