
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.

And is not the dragon the hero of his own story? Is not the wolf simply acting as a wolf should act? Though perhaps it is a singular wolf who goes to such lengths as to dress as a grandmother to toy with its prey. It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt. Good and evil are a great deal more complex than a princess and a dragon, or a wolf and a scarlet-clad little girl. Is it cliche to utter this phrase these days I don’t know, maybe it is on the cusp of being outdated and overused. Things keep overlapping and blur, your story is part of your sister’s story is part of many other stories, and there in no telling where any of them may lead. There is an old saying that goes No Guts, No Glory. And there are never really endings, happy or otherwise. The beasts take different forms and are difficult to recognize for what they are. And whatever you share might be what helps someone else heal, too.

You're here to feel it, live it, tell it. Read these quotes to remember how much your story matters.

There are no longer simple tales with quests and beasts and happy endings. It's not easy work, but it might be the most important thing you’ll ever do. Most maidens are perfectly capable of rescuing themselves in my experience, at least the ones worth something, in any case. “There are no more battles between good and evil, no monsters to slay, no maidens in need of rescue. “Stories have changed, my dear boy,” the man in the grey suit says, his voice almost imperceptibly sad.
