"There's no earthly way of knowing which direction we are going. There's no knowing where we're rowing, or which way they river's flowing. Is it raining, is it snowing? Is a hurricane a-blowing? ...
Not a speck of light is showing so the danger must be growing. Are the fires of Hell a-glowing? Is the grisly reaper mowing? YES. The danger must be growing for the rowers keep on rowing and they're certainly not showing ANY SIGNS THAT THEY ARE SLOOOWING."