And so the game went on in this manner a throng of children playing keep-away from a bowling ball tossed back and forth between two plump ogres. The air filled with shrieks and cheers and shouts of laughter as daring players thrilled at the sport. That is all but the few poor souls knocked flat and captured. No laughter rose from behind bars because those in the birdcage knew what was in store. They would soon be lunch for a couple of hungry ogres. Now you might be thinking Waitdidnt Gavin call it fun when he was swallowed by a wolf earlier And didnt he tell that raven-haired girl it doesnt hurt to be swallowed whole by a bear All true all true. But heres a secret you might not know. Ogres chew their food. Luckily its only the first bite that stings.

Success is not about getting it right the first time but about not giving up even if it takes a lifetime of effort.

Dreams are important to me because they are so irrational. Im attracted to things which seem to fit together but dont in fact make any sense. Dreams didnt really have a lot to do with the novel whereas The Adventuress which was my first visual book is almost entirely based on dreams. I had ten more or less random drawings and then I thought well Ill make a plot that connects all of them. The Three Incestuous Sisters was kind of the same. The three characters appeared in a dream and I knew who they were.

True saints of God have endured lengthy times of patient waiting with no reply not because their prayers were prayed without intensity nor because God did not accept their pleas. They were required to wait because it pleased Him who is sovereign and who gives according to his good purpose Philippians 213

sometimes people wont like you but the question is do you love yourself are you the person you want to be you can do anything when you put your hart into it

Make gratitude a habit you indulge in each night.

But never has the Call been so clearAs now when deaths cool handEases my spirit from my fevered body--And I answer the Call of the MasterThe Call to new Heights.

Truly worthy are those who become brighter as the days get cloudier so that their light shines through regardless of how hard the clouds are working to block their radiance.

Nurturing a childs sense of personal worth and therefore hope and dreams for a wonderful future is perhaps the most important responsibility of every grownup in a childs life.

Prayers likewise your positive thoughts can be based on gratitude and love.