Do You Think There's Such A Thing

They Are So Young, They Forget That The World Is Not As In Love With Them As They Are.

Materia Had Been Just Six When They Docked In Sydney Harbour And Her Father Said, 'look. This Is The New World. Anything Is Possible Here.' She's Been Too Young To Realize That He Was Talking To Her Brother.

Afterwards, In Bed With A Book, The Spell Of Television Feels Remote Compared To The Journey Into The Page. To Be In A Book. To Slip Into The Crease Where Two Pages Meet, To Live In The Place Where Your Eyes Alight Upon The Words To Ignite A World Of Smoke And Peril, Colour And Serene Delight. That Is A Journey No One Can End With The Change Of A Channel. Enduring Magic.

There Are Some Stories You Can't Hear Enough. They Are The Same Every Time You Hear Them. But You Are Not. That's One Reliable Way Of Understanding Time.

The Thief You Must Fear The Most Is Not The One Who Steals Mere Things.