the story is not a pretty one. there is violence in it. And cruelty. But stories that are not pretty have a certain value, too, I suppose. Everything, as you well know (having lived in this world long enough to have figured out a thing or two for yourself), cannont always be sweetness and light.
Kate DiCamilloShe was working to remind herself of who she was. She was working to remember that somewhere in another place entirely she was known and loved.
Kate DiCamillo