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“Least said, soonest mended.”
Do you know what a monster is, young shade? Power. Power and choice. Monsters make choices. Monsters shape the world. Monsters force us to become stronger, smarter, better. They sift the weak from the strong and provide a forge for the steeling of souls. Even as we curse monsters, we admire them. Seek to become them, in some ways.” Her eyes became distant. “There are far, far worse things to be than a monster.”
“How big?” Bob rolled his eyes. “Do you want me to tell you in archaic measurements or metric?”
But a lot of magic is actually disgustingly simple—which is not to be confused with easy.
My gast was pretty well flabbered.
“Her and Evil Bob.” She waved a hand. “Evil is mainly an aesthetic choice. Only the spirit’s power is significant, for your purposes.”
Because convincing a young mortal to believe that it is right and proper to use magic for violence is a delicate process and one that cannot be rushed.”
“Wrong is wrong, even when you really, really want it not to be,”
“Just because something isn’t solid doesn’t mean it isn’t real,”
The distinction between good and evil is meaningless if one does not have the freedom to choose between them.
“You’ve got it backward, Harry,” he said. “You are a soul. You have a body.”
