Not Wanted on the Voyage

In the dark that followed Lucy said; "where I was born, the trees were always in the sun. And I left that place because it was intolerant of rain. Now, we are here in a place where there are no trees and there is only rain. And I intend to leave this place because it is intolerant of light. Somewhere there must be somewhere where darkness and light are reconciled. So I am starting a rumour, here and now, of yet another world. I don't know when it will present itself I don't know where it will be. But as with all those other worlds now past when it is ready, I intend to go there."

From Not Wanted on the Voyage by Timothy Findley 1984. Published by Penguin Canada.