Written on the Dark

by Guy Gavriel Kay

It is the uncertainty that shapes and defines our lives. The tears of the world, a longing for joy. Or even just safety. Just that.

The stories told—and heard—are shaped by what we need to, or want to, believe.

We regard our own memories as truths, when they are often just the stories we have told ourselves over time.

Sorrow will be present among joys. Our lives are made that way.