The Secret Book of Flora Lea

by Patti Callahan Henry

“Telling stories is one of the greatest powers we possess. It’s like a dream you can fill with what you want.

“The best stories are soul-making. But stories we tell about ourselves, and even the harrowing ones told by others about us, can also be soul-destroying. We have to choose what is good and true, not what will destroy.”

sometimes life breaks your heart to give you the best art.

Writing was the only way to make sense of the mad world

noticed. In an unmapped

realm in your own souls, I hope all of you find the land made just and exactly for you.”