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Hello, I am not usually the one to write stories, but lately I have been reading more and it has me feeling creative. I was wondering how I could improve on my techniques by giving you a sample of something I wrote. All criticism is welcome and much appreciated!

He had climbed the mountain a thousand times before. Inch by inch working his way up the craggy terrain to inevitably reach the peak. When he reached his final resting zone, a flat patch of rock that underhung two miles from the top, he realized that some of the mountains that previously surrounded him had vanished. A storm perhaps? Impossible. He had checked the weather before he began his ascent, and there were no storms on the radar. The furious winds showed no pity as they whipped the snow effortlessly. The visibility of his surroundings gradually faded into a single white wall. He threw his hand up in front of his face in a panic and watched it dissolve into nothing. It were as if he had arrived into Purgatory. The deafening roar of wind pounding against rock rang in his head.

I have decided just to use the image as a background image, but I would still appreciate an explanation to why the code above was not working, thanks.

Hey! I am learning CSS and I do not t have a full grasp on the language yet, and I have run into a problem. I am trying to center text over an image and I have tried quite a few things, but nothing has worked.

Here is what the site is doing with the text
Here is the CSS:

body {
	background:#f2f3f5;
}

#quote
{
	font-family:'district_prothin';
	text-align:center;
	margin-top:-500px;
	font-size:50px;
	width:720px;
	position:absolute;
}

#header img{
	display:block;
	z-index:-1;
	margin-left:auto;
	margin-right:auto;
	height:673px;
	width:925px;
	opacity:.15;
	margin-top:-15px;
}	

#header{
	font-family:'bebasregular';
	text-align:center;
	margin-top:-100px;
}

#mainHead{
	font-size:100px;
}

#subHead{
	color:#d3701c;
	margin-top:-125px;
	font-size:75px;
	
}

An explanation would be much appreciated. Any other tips/tricks are also welcome, thank you!