Vast is the kingdom of dust! Unlike terrestrial kingdoms, it knows no
limits. No oceans mark its boundaries. No mountains hem it in.
- J. Gordon Ogden, The Kingdom of Dust.
Dust is a peculiar substance. Less a material in its own right, with its own characteristics or color, dust is a condition. -Geoff Manaugh, Library of Dust.
for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
