Born this date in 1890 was Franz Werfel, poet, dramatist, novelist. 10 quotes from him:
Between too early and too late, there is never more than a moment.
For those who believe, no explanation is necessary; for those who do not believe, no explanation is possible.
Which road, which road did you take That brought you here at last? No road, no road did I take. I leaped, I leaped from dream to dream.
We belong far less to where we've come from than where we want to go.
The old sporadic fanaticism of religious hatred had been skillfully perverted into the cold, steady fanaticism of national hate.
In the face of death, unfaith is far unsurer of itself than faith.
Happiness is … the grace of being permitted to unfold … all the spiritual powers planted within us.
Yes, death is strong, but look you, the strongest, Stronger is music than death.
Religion is the everlasting dialogue between humanity and God. Art is its soliloquy.
Everything in this world is primarily a matter of morals, and only very much later one of politics.
Beta
(Combat Team Series #2)
Steff was abducted by an evil alien race, the Orbs, at fourteen. Used as a weapon for years, he eventually escapes, but his problems are just beginning. How does a man support himself when his only work experience is a paper round and using an Orb bio-integrated gun?
Warlord is an alien soldier who knows little but war. When the centuries-old conflict which ravaged his planet ends, he seeks out another world where his skills are still relevant. There are always wars on Earth, it seems. However, none of Earth's powerful armies want him.
Natalie has always wanted to visit England and sees a chance to do so while using her martial arts skills, but there are sacrifices she must make in order to fulfil her dream.
Maggie resorted to crime to fund her sister's medical care. She uses her genetic variant abilities to gain access to the rooms of wealthy hotel guests. The Ballards look like rich pickings, but they are not what they seem. When Maggie targets them, little does she know that she is walking into a trap.
Hotel owner Hamilton Lonsdale puts together a combat team to pit against those of other multi-millionaires. He recruits Warlord, Natalie, Maggie and Steff along with a trained gorilla, a probability-altering alien, a stockbroker whose work of art proved to be much more than he'd bargained for, a marketing officer who can create psionic forcefields, a teleporting member of the landed gentry, and a socially awkward fixer. This is Combat Team Beta.
Steff never talks about his time with the Orbs, until he finds a woman who lived through it, too. Steff believes he has finally found happiness, but it is destined to be short-lived. He is left with an unusual legacy which he and Team Beta struggle to comprehend; including why something out there seems determined to destroy it.
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