Lizzie

“The rules of magic, my dear, are best not discussed. For once we understand the illusion, we no longer believe in it.”
― Libba Bray, The Sweet Far Thing

“The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose.”
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

“I never yet heard of a useless thing that was not ground out of
existence by evolution sooner or later. Did you? And pain gets needless.”
― H.G. Wells, The Island of Dr. Moreau

“In truth, it is the simplest act in the world. The trick works because you wish it to. You must remember the most important rule of and successful illusion; First the people must want to believe it.”
― Libba Bray, The Sweet Far Thing