But maybe it's better to go after something, and not get it, than to not even try.

A fiction writer is never entirely alone. Her characters are constantly whispering in her ear.

The next chamber is full of songbirds, if I remember right. Their music is like turtleweed. It will put you to sleep if you listen to it. They sleep most of the time, so the best thing is to pass through without waking them up. If they do awaken, then you must sing loud enough to drown out their music." "Great," Han said. "Whose idea was that?" "It seemed like a good idea at the time," Crow said. "I was an excellent singer.

History,' Mari muttered, as if she'd overheard his thoughts. 'Why do we need to know what happened before we were born?' 'So hopefully we get smarter and don't make the same mistakes again.

I have to think it's possible to suffer a great wrong and walk away from it. To build a life of small, exquisitely important moments.

And it's not just a matter of you hurting me. I will hurt you too, even if I don't want to, I'm not the girl you think I am. And you will remember this conversation , and wish that you'd listened to me.

But it's not enough to know right from wrong. You need the strength to do what's right, even when what you want most in the world is the wrong thing.