a tree is never just a tree, it is bigger and deeper and wiser than a girl like you will ever be.
Juliet MarillierYou are... you're like a beating heart. A glowing lamp. I've never met anyone like you before.
Juliet MarillierThird person allows a deeper exploration of the relationships between characters. We can see their misunderstandings and hear what they think about each other. We can create a more complex structure with various story threads running parallel.
Juliet MarillierMy daughter," I said blankly. "I see. Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought it took a man, as well as a woman, to make a child. Is this infant's father to be a crab, or a seagull maybe? Or were you planning to shipwreck some likely sailor on my doorstep, so I can make convenient use of him?
Juliet Marillier