D. K. R.
BOOK I
THE EPIPHANY OF THE FLAME
TO TIME AND TO HOPE
Without hope, it is impossible to find
the unhoped-for.
—HERACLITUS OF EPHESUS.
He who sings to the god a song of
hope shall see his wish accomplished.
—ÆSCHYLUS OF ELEUSIS.
Time is the father of miracles.
—HARIRI DI BASRA.