There is no greater power on this earth than story.” Will paced the length of the room. “People think boundaries and borders build nations. Nonsense—words do. Beliefs, declarations, constitutions—words. Stories. Myths. Lies. Promises. History.” Will grabbed the sheaf of newspaper clippings he kept in a stack on his desk. “This, and these”—he gestured to the library’s teeming shelves—“they’re a testament to the country’s rich supernatural history.

I invited myself. Thought this table needed some class.

He wanted to hit something or someone. He wanted to burn up the whole world, heal it, and burn it down again.

Warning: If you are insufferable, do not walk here. We shall eat you down to the marrow.

He said to tell you to remember your heart in all things, that it is where your honor and your destiny will be found. Does it mean anything to you?' It is something he would say from time to time-that the eye could be misled, but that the heart was true.

In a world like this one, only the random makes sense.

You evah hear of a magic screw?' I cough back a laugh. 'No. No, sir.