" But the Great Romance is the root of our stories, stories that confront us with the eternal ideals. Love. Beauty. Hope. The greatest gifts. The very heart of Elyon. Do you understand?” “Um . . . actually it sounds a bit abstract.” “Ha! The opposite, Thomas! Do you know why we love beautiful flowers? Because we love beauty! "

― Ted Dekker , Black: The Birth of Evil (The Circle, #1)