"I believed myself to be ready then; now, with the hindsight brought by greater age, I see myself for..."

“I believed myself to be ready then; now, with the hindsight brought by greater age, I see myself for the naive and inexperienced young woman I was. We all begin in such a manner, though. There is no quick route to experience.”

- Marie Brennan - A Natural History of Dragons (via thatkindofwoman)