Universe of Two

by Stephen P. Kiernan

He forgave me, that was in his nature, but I haven’t forgiven myself—even now, all these many years later. Some deeds are like tattoos, and the ink of regret is permanent.

Sooner or later the kisses will stop, this is a certain thing, one day there will be a last kiss, and I would venture to say that for every single human being, it will come too soon.

should have been humble, I should have been kind. Instead I sat with arms crossed and a pout on my face.

had simplified the war so that I could withstand it.

Death, for any reason, is no cause for celebration.

“I’ve believed that authority meant wisdom. That’s why I obeyed it. Knowledge and prudence, based on education and experience.”

All authority actually means is power.”

Life with new meaning, life shared as one. Entering God’s union, bowed before his throne

Maybe the strongest thing a person can do is follow his conscience.

Whatever you love, no matter how fiercely, you will lose it one day. That is the only certainty. Therefore be as kind as you can.

Richard Rhodes wrote the definitive history, The Making of the Atomic Bomb.