“The altar was in an arch painted soft green and covered with yellow roses, each one perfect, and seeming to shine vividly in the spectral light of the ominous afternoon.”

“Throughout his youth, described vividly in his memoirs, Rubin's artistic ambition continued to accompany him as he struggled through various schools.”

“Images of the unnamed creatures pulsed vividly in her mind, recalling events she did not wish to remember.”