“Battle against obscurity”
“Sunset encroached upon daylight like a powder burst from the mouth of a crimson cannon—orange and gold ribbons shot forth to wage a battle against the clouds. The western horizon was obscured by a glow like a living thing.”
“The battle that never ends is the battle of belief against disbelief”
“We hear the ambient noise of children singing. We hear lions and tigers roar. Hyenas laugh. Some jungle bird or howler monkey declares its existence, screeching a maniac's gibberish. Our entire world, always doing battle against the silence and obscurity of death.”
“The battle we are fighting is not against a particular group. It is against human nature - or at least what it has become.”
“It's a rare book that wins the battle against drooping eyelids.”