There was nowhere they could have gone and they went there anyway.

For some, it was easier to take the leap from the leafless tree and dance on nothing until dancing was done.

Remember: that giants sleep too soundly; that witches are often betrayed by their appetites; dragons have one soft spot, somewhere, always; hearts can be well-hidden, and you can betray them with your tongue. (from "Instructions")

You don't get explanations in real life. You just get moments that are absolutely, utterly, inexplicably odd.

The future had suddenly become unknowable: anything could happen: the train of my life had jumped the rails and headed off across the fields and coming down the lane with me, then.

Are we human because we gaze at the stars or do we gaze at the stars because we are human?

Yes. Growing up is highly overrated. Just be an author.