Okay, so I’m the dragon. Big deal. You still get to be the hero.

Is that too much to expect? That I would name the stars for you? That I would take you there? The splash of my tongue melting you like a sugar cube?

Everyone needs a place. It shouldn't be inside of someone else.

Vanity, in a fairy tale, will make you evil. Vanity in the real world will drive you nuts. Vanity makes you say things like “I deserved a better life than this.

He was pointing at the moon, but I was looking at his hand.

We can do anything. It’s not because our hearts are large, they’re not, it’s what we struggle with. The attempt to say Come over. Bring your friends. It’s a potluck, I’m making pork chops, I’m making those long noodles you love so much.

This is where the evening splits in half, Henry, love or death. Grab an end, pull hard, and make a wish.