Matt fingered the fragile pages of the book. It was probably the most beautiful thing he had ever owned. His mother had given him the Bible just before he left to go into the army...

The church down the street is really a magnificent structure. The architecture is so designed that the eye is led up the arched doorway, then ascends via the long, slender stained glass windows, sweeps up over the gabled roof, then soars to the top of the steeple, on up to the skies overhead, and finally...

It was nearly midnight when I entered the small, dingy restaurant that served as a bus depot...

Ralph shifted uncomfortably in the crowded bus; he wished there were a place to sit down so he could rest the great weight of his body that pressed unmercifully on his small legs...