Who but the mad would choose to keep on living? In the end, aren't we all just a little crazy?
Libba BrayBeggin' your pardon, miss, but I was told you be the one to help me cross on to the next world." "Who told you this?" His eyes widen. "A fearsome creature with a head full of snakes!" "You musn't fear her," I say, taking the man's hand and leading his toward the river. "She's as tame as a pussycat. She'd probably lick your hand given the chance." "Didn't seem harmless," he whispers, shuddering. "Yes, well, things are not always as they appear, sir, and we must learn to judge for ourselves.
Libba BrayPeople tend to think that hate is the most dangerous emotion. But love is equally dangerous,โ Will said. โThere are many stories of spirits haunting the places and people who meant the most to them. In fact, there are more of those than there are revenge stories.
Libba BrayI told myself it was the snowโshe couldnโt possibly get to Philadelphia on the roads. I told myself a hundred lies. Children do that. Itโs amazing the sorts of things youโll make yourself believe.
Libba BrayAin't that a sight? With all the things we know and learn, we still ain't touched the big mysteries -- where we come from, where we go next, why we even her. And when something truly miraculous happens, we run and hide in our caves. We deny.
Libba BrayOh, hello," Dr. M says, shaking Balder's hand. "Wonderful costume. I'm a bit of a role player myself on the weekends. Tell me, where did you get the helmet?" It was forged in the North, blessed by the hands of Odin, given to me by my mother, Frigg," Balder answers. Lovely. I got mine on the Internet.
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