Her Bark Is Worse Than Her Bite.

It Begins With Absence And Desire. It Begins With Blood And Fear. It Begins With A Discovery Of Witches.

Ni Muer Ni Viu Ni No Guaris, Ni Mal No·m Sent E Si L’ai Gran, Quar De S’amor No Suy Devis, Ni No Sai Si Ja N’aurai Ni Quan, Qu’en Lieys Es Tota Le Mercés Que·m Pot Sorzer O Decazer.” “not Dying Nor Living Nor Healing, There Is No Pain In My Sickness, For I Am Not Kept From Her Love. I Don’t Know If I Will Ever Have It, For All The Mercy That Makes Me Flourish Or Decay Is In Her Power.

I Wanted To Know How Humans Came Up With A View Of The World That Had So Little Magic In It. I Needed To Understand How They Convinced Themselves That Magic Wasn’t Important.

The Plain Truth Is That The Period I Study Is The 16th Century, And They Were Absolutely Obsessed With Witches And Spiritual Beings.

All That Children Need Is Love, A Grown-up To Take Responsibility For Them, And A Soft Place To Land.