Belief Made No Difference To The Truth.

What I Try To Do For My Readers Is To Pass On Some Of The Things That I Found Out About Being Thirteen After Doing It For Forty Years.

A Little Science. A Little Magic. A Little Chicken Soup.

It's Always Been The Children Who Have Saved The Universe From The Previous Generation And Remade The Universe In Their Own Image.

Blood In The Water I Sing, And One Who Shed It: Deadliest Hunger I Sing, And One Who Fed It- Weaving The Ancient-most Tale Of The Sea's Sending: Singing The Tragedy, Singing The Joy Unending This Is Our Shame- This Is The Whole Ocean's Glory: This Is The Song Of The Twelve. Hark To The Story! Hearken, And Bring It To Pass: Swift Lest The Sorrow Long Ago Laid To It's Rest Devour Us Tomarrow!

"don't Be Afraid To Make Corrections," Picchu Said. "don't Be Afraid To Lend A Hand." She Fell Silent, Seeming To Think For A Moment. "and Don't Look Down."