I have learned how to love. And it's a terrible thing. I'm broken. My heart is broken. Help me.

Reader, you may ask this queston. In fact, you must ask this question. Is it ridiculous for a very small, sickly, big-eared mouse to fall in love with a beautiful princess named Pea? The answer is... Yes. Of course it's ridiculous. Love is ridiculous. But love is also wonderful. And powerful.

How will the world change if we do not question it?

I was a kid who lived to read. It was the primary pleasure of my existence. It's still one of the primary pleasures of my existence. It's where I draw my sustenance.

I have not Googled myself. I have not looked at myself on Amazon. It could drive you wild.

Rats have a sense of humor. Rats, in fact think the world is very funny. And they are right, dear reader. They are right.

You are down there alone, the stars seemed to say to him. And we are up here, in our constellations, together.