All stories must end so, with the next tale winking out of the corners of the last pages, promising more, promising moonlight and dancing and revels, if only you will come back when spring comes again.

He missed you like a fish in a bowl misses the open sea.

The storm ate up September’s cry of despair, delighted at its mischief, as all storms are.

Yes, yes, mistress, I shall go and accomplish your task. Only—I was not only sent to kill the Leucrotta. There is a maiden in a tower—" At this the Witch spat, again rolling her marvelous eyes. "Those revolting creatures are always getting themselves locked up. If only they would stay that way.

I am freedom and I will eat your heart

When little ones say they want to go home, they almost never mean it. They mean they are tired of this particular game and would like to start another.

Monsters almost always are culture's way of working out their fears.