The world is dark and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a… — Kate DiCamillo

"Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light."

There is those hearts, reader, that never mend again once they are broken. Or if they do mend, they heal themselves is a crooked and lopsided way, as if sewn together by a careless craftsman.

When you are a king, you may make as many ridiculous laws as you like. That is what being a king is all about.