Havalah Peirce

“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.”
― G.K. Chesterton

“I meant humans often fail to acknowledge the beauty around them, but their lack of notice doesn't determine a thing’s value. Gorse does not require an audience to grow, and neither do people. We aren't who we are because of what others see or say.”
― Caroline George, Dearest Josephine

“I do believe literature holds the best of us . . . or perhaps it reflects the better versions of who we are.”
― Caroline George, Dearest Josephine

“How monotonously alike all the great tyrants and conquerors have been; how gloriously different are the saints.”
― C.S. Lewis