And there's no better way to thaw a face, as it turns out, than with another face.

"Love is a luxury." "No. Love is an element." An element. Like air to breathe, earth to stand on.

And just so you know, the invaders are always the bad guys. Always.

The goblins want girls who dream so hard about being pretty their yearning leaves a palpable trail, a scent goblins can follow like sharks on a soft bloom of blood. The girls with hungry eyes who pray each night to wake up as someone else. Urgent, unkissed, wishful girls. Like Kizzy.

I'm going to be the scariest grandma in the world.

Thank you to the world for being a wild and inspiring place, full of odd creatures, strange people, and mysterious cities. I hope by and by to know you better.

Your heart is not wrong. Your heart is your strength. You don't have to be ashamed.