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“Creating art also creates an obligation. Our private lives should be private, but we should also make room to accept the appreciation of people who love and support our work. Without them, we’d still create, but most of our days would be spent scrabbling to make a living.”
The store smells of old paper—not the kind of musty smell that comes from a book stored in a damp
basement or a garage, but a dry, whispery smell that promises everything to a book lover.
I can just picture Christy waiting on the arrival of a pack of scruffy words, coaxing them onto the page with the whispered promise of being tucked comfortably into his latest story.
the world’s a big place with room for all kinds of things in it—those that make sense and those that don’t. But I do know that the past can hold you back or it can push you forward. I like to embrace the past—the good and the bad—and use it to build something better.”
this world we live in has just as much charm and magic all on its own. The problem is, most of the time we don’t pay attention to it.
so we miss the little everyday mysteries and enchantments that are going on all around us, all the time.
The trick is, you have to actually pay attention. And understand what you’re looking for.
addiction is the demon that never goes away. It’s always sitting just behind your shoulder, ready for the right temptation to come along so that it can give you a push.”
“None of us get to decide how we come into the world. Sure, some people get created and come with a history rooted in whatever story’s being told about them, but once they’re here in the world, nobody owns them. Nobody can tell them who they’re supposed to be. Their own story starts and they get to make their own decisions, fulfill their own potential.
And they don’t owe anything to whoever created them.”
“Magic has always had an elusive quality. It slips out of mind and memory like quicksilver. You have to make a bit of an effort to hold on to magical experiences and encounters.”
It’s a really nice day, the kind we don’t always pay enough attention to when they’re actually happening.
