Knowledge is dangerous and men lie and the world changes, whether I want it to or not.

The monster showed up just after midnight. As they do.

"You can eff off, too," I say, except I don't say eff, I say what 'eff' stands for.

A book… it’s a world all on its own too. A world made of words, where you live for a while.

"No," he says, taking us both in. "No, no, no. You've come farther than most people on this planet will in their lifetimes. You've overcome obstacles and dangers and things that should've killed you. You've outrun an army and a madman and deadly illness and seen things most people will never see. How do you think you could have possibly come this far if you didn't have hope?"

Knowledge is dangerous and men lie and the world changes, whether I want it to or not.

And it feels like, finally.