Art glows with faith even in its weakest parts. At every moment, writing is an act of self-confidence – the sheerest, most determined, most stubborn self-belief. You CAN have faith and doubt at the same time; the most insecure writer on the planet has faith that shines just as bright as her doubt, and she deserves props for that. It might be hidden deep, she might not feel it and you might not see it, but it’s in there, or she wouldn’t be able to write.

And what was it about the dark that made her question things she’d never questioned before, in the day.

Tell me what I can do to help you feel better." Well...I always like when you kiss me... "Do you?" You're good at it. "Well, that's lucky. Because I'll always be kissing you.

She cried like a person whose heart is broken and wondered how, when two people loved each other, there could be such a broken heart.

And the kings were no better to their own people than they were to each others.

There are no medicines to bring a dead thing back to life.

But everyone has some kind of power to hurt people.