Do I dare disturb the universe?

Detail of “The Ghosts of Paolo and Francesca Appear to Dante and Virgil.” Ary Scheffer (1855)

Detail of “Cupid and Psyche in the Nuptial Bower.” Hugh Douglas Hamilton

“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.” —Sydney Carton, “A Tale of Two Cities”