Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten. ~G.K. ChestertonEverything in life is a path.
Every book we read...
...every story that floods our minds from the time we are children, has an impact on us.
They shape us...
...transforming us into the adults we will one day become.
From the time I was four years old, I found my magic in the pages of a book.
Books were my road, my map, and my compass.
Tucked away in the corner of my bedroom, I received my letter and boarded the train to Hogwarts...
...I slipped through the wardrobe to Narnia and gazed into the eyes of the Lion that would change my life and capture my heart.
...I whispered "I am that is" in my sleep and ran my fingers of the sandstone walls of Redwall Abbey, battling rats and wildcats alongside the mice and badger warriors of Salamandastron.
...I walked the knolls of Middle-Earth and joined the Fellowship in their quest to Mt. Doom.
...I found my first love in the Misters Darcy, Knightly, Bingly, and Brandon, and discovered that Prince Charming dwelled in Darbyshire and Kent.
These lands became part of me.
They sparked the fires of knowledge, and encouraged me to chase my dreams of pen and ink.
It was here I found myself.
Among the pages of a book, I found my footing.
I found my home.
So point me down the nearest path...
...press a book into my hands...
...and let me wander forever.
In memorium of Sir Brian Jacques, who left this world and journeyed to the gates of Dark Forest on February 5th, 2011. May you rest in peace, oh weaver of dreams and changer of souls.
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I look at you and see all the ways a soul can bruise, and I wish I could sink my hands into your flesh and light lanterns along your spine so you know there's nothing but light when I see you. :: Shinji Moon