“Where was I when the rockets came to life, and carried you away into the alligator sky.?”

“Where was I when the rockets came to lifeAnd carried you away into the alligator skyEven though, I'll never know what's up aheadI'm never lettin' go, I'm never lettin' go!”

“The walls of the cell fell away, the sky came down, I saw the big yellow bird.”

“They are the people of creation. Their maker…gives them the sky to carry because they are so strong. These people do not know who they are, but if you see a lot of trouble in your life, it is because you were chosen to carry part of the sky on your head.”

“Their Maker, she said, gives them the sky to carry because they are strong. These people do not know who they are, but if you see a lot of trouble in your life, it is because you were chosen to carry part of the sky on your head. -pg. 25”

“When he reached the last hole he saw, far to the west, a series of rockets bloom in the sky. He watched their green and yellow and red petals arch across the horizon, and fade into the gloom of the earth. It was very beautiful, but he recognized them for Chinese rockets.”