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Peter had spent his whole life in a town where fights were either drunken and friendly, or silent and petty. True war was foreign to him. He thought of how scared and confused he had been when the battle broke out in the Nest; he was in a different world now.Jonathan Auxier
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There's what's smart and what's right." - Molly in the Night GardenerJonathan Auxier
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Runnin's not a bad thing, sir, so long as you're runnin' towards somethin' good.Jonathan Auxier
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The Victorian era was perhaps the last point in Western history when magic and science were allowed to coexist.Jonathan Auxier
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Stories come in all different kinds." Hester scooted closer, clearly enjoying the subject at hand. "There's tales, which are light and fluffy. Good for a smile on a sad day. Then you got yarns, which are showy-yarns reveal more about the teller than the story. After that there's myths, which are stories made up by whole groups of people. And last of all, there's legends." She raised a mysterious eyebrow. "Legends are different from the rest on account no one knows where they start. Folks don't tell legends; they repeat them. Over and over again through history.Jonathan Auxier
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A story helps folks face the world, even when it frightens 'em. And a lie does the opposite. It helps you hide.Jonathan Auxier
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A well-spun tale can transport listeners away from their humdrum lives and return them with an enlarged sense of the world. (Peter Nimble)Jonathan Auxier