The whole world had changed. Only the fairy tales remained the same. "And they lived happily ever after.

There was just a moment when things weren't quite the same, weren't quite as they had always been through the long friendship

Because of fear, they made shelter and found food and grew things. For the same reason, weapons were stored, waiting.

That's why they call you Seer. You see more than most.

Making lists of reasons was sometimes a good way to figure things out.

Early on I came to realize something, and it came from the mail I received from kids. That is, kids at that pivotal age, 12, 13 or 14, they're still deeply affected by what they read, some are changed by what they read, books can change the way they feel about the world in general. I don't think that's true of adults as much.

It be better, I think, to climb out in search of something, instead of hating, what you're leaving.