That's what misbehavior is all about, just a little extra loving being asked for.

The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.

If magic was present, it moved under the skin of the world, beneath the ability of human eyes to catch sight of it.

One plus one equals both.

So she listened hard. And she began to evolve, because stories work their magic that way. They build conviction and erode conviction in equal measure.

As long as people are going to call you lunatic anyway, why not get the benefit of it? It liberates you from convention.

And there the wicked witch stayed for a long long time.' Did she ever come out?' Not yet.