Status Updates From Plague Journal (Children of...

"I have jumped to ridiculous conclusions all my life. The arrogance of the educated, of course. How often have I begged to know, and instead was given the way of unknowing? Little did I understand that it's the best way of all."

"It was interesting to see how other children were drawn so magnetically to my young tale-bearers. ... For brief burning moments they knew that nothing is ordinary, least of all themselves."