Alissa Thorne

“Reason, truth, innocence." Royce sat back against the wall and folded his arms. "Unicorns, pixies, and dragons. You're not that young to believe in such such things. How is it you fancy yourself a resident of a make believe world?"

"I told you, at this point it's a choice."

"It's not. It's fooling yourself.

"I can decide between eating fish or pork, but I can only pretend to eat unicorn meat. I can't actually eat a unicorn. The world is the world and you live in it with open eyes or choose to be blind. It's all the same to me but don't stand there pretending you're right."

Hadrian grimaced. _There are so many things wrong with that statement. Only Royce could think of a unicorn eating metaphor. Where do thoughts like that bubble up from?_

...

Hadrian had a point of his own. "You always wear black and gray. That's a choice too, and it says a lot about you."

"It says I don't like to be seen at night."

"It says you like to hide. And people who like to hide are usually up to no good. That's a message you declare to everyone you meet, and people receive it as you might expect. Then when others don't trust you; when they avoid you; hurt or arrest you for doing nothing, your worldview is justified.

"So, you're right. You can't eat unicorns in your world because they don't exist. But they do in mine. But they do in mine. Probably because in my world we don't eat them.”
― Michael J. Sullivan, The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter

“Don’t let mental blocks control you. Set yourself free. Confront your fear and turn the mental blocks into building blocks.”
― Roopleen

“She took a deep breath and let herself become someone else. An imitation of herself who was calm, even in a situation like this.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Emperor's Soul

“Abduction is a marvelous icebreaker.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, Deathless