If I could sum it up in 50 words, I wouldn't have needed to write a whole novel about it.

If I seem to wander, if I seem to stray, remember that true stories seldom take the straightest way

I want a magical horse that fits in my pocket," Wil said. "And a ring of red amber that gives me power over demons. And an endless supply of cake.

How odd to watch a mortal kindle / Then to dwindle day by day / Knowing their bright souls are tinder / And the wind will have its way

...if I have ever met someone without a single shadow on their heart, it was surely a child too young for speaking.

It might not be true, but that doesn't mean it's nonsense.

We need to read good books, and for that to happen, we need to share good books.