From Here to Nearly There Quotes

“Then a sound came.  It was like the grinding of gears on a colossal ship engine.  The sound was like mountains of iron scraping and rubbing against each other, forced together by some godlike impulse.  Uselessly, I covered my ears.  It went on and on, and I felt as though I would never again know peace.  My senses were consumed by the light and heat and sound, their power interrupted only by the tactile sensation of my heart pounding against my chest.   It will be very difficult for you to really grasp what happened next.  I warn you that my description will inevitably fall far from conveying the astonishing sight I witnessed.  Nevertheless, I shall endeavor to convey some sense of what happened.”
― Alec Merta, From Here to Nearly There