I finally figured out that Iโm solitary by nature, but at the same time I know so many people; so many people think they own a piece of me. They shift and move under my skin, like a parade of memories that simply wonโt go away. It doesnโt matter where I am, or how alone--I always have such a crowded head.
Charles de LintChildren are the brightest treasures we bring forth into this world, but too large a percentage of the population continues to treat them as inconveniences and nuisances, when they're not treating them as possessions or toys.
Charles de Lint