Wendopolis

“Elm do grieve
Oak do hate
Willow do walk
If you travel late.

Dana shivered. It was an ominous whisper, cold and unfriendly. At the corner of her eye, she saw a tree move. A weeping willow. Its roots seemed to wade through the soil as if it were water.”
― O.R. Melling, The Light-Bearer's Daughter

“Island

Wave of sorrow,
Do not drown me now:

I see the island
Still ahead somehow.

I see the island
And its sands are fair:

Wave of sorrow,
Take me there.”
― Langston Hughes, Selected Poems

“All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness.”
― Arnold Lobel, Fables

“Don't let them win. Don't let them beat you. Don't let them steal your magic.”
― Brom, The Child Thief