The best artists know what to leave out.
From Charles de Lint
A long time ago a bunch of people reached a general consensus as to what's real and what's not and most of us have been going along with it ever since.
Don't forget - no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell.
Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known?
When one of my characters becomes aware of a magical element, it might be because the world is wider than we assume it to be, but it might also be a reminder to pay attention to what is here already, hidden only because it's been forgotten.
It's good to have mysteries. It reminds us that there's more to the world than just making do and having a bit of fun.
As far as I'm concerned, the only difference between fact and what most people call fiction is about fifteen pages in the dictionary.
Not everything has to mean something. Some things just are.
One expected growth, change; without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled.
Stone walls confine a tinker; cold iron binds a witch; but a musician's music can never be fettered, for it lives first in her heart and mind.
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