I will not say I am sorry, but I can tell you that I grieve.
Do you know the wish of your heart?" - The Darkest Road
We are the total of our longings.
It can be hard to write a skillfully entertaining fiction, but a great book wants to be more, and wants more from us.
... everyone knew that all islands were worlds unto themselves, that to come to an island was to come to another world.
Why did becoming accustomed to something have to render its pleasures stale.