“...the villagers had decided that 'practical' meant 'extremely magical and full of interesting objects' and had officially subtitled themselves, Winesap: A Pracktical Towne.”
“It said something about my life when a heavily armed official accused me of causing magical havoc and i had to wonder which incident she meant.”
“This was perfect. This was damn near magical. I had officially grown a freaking vagina.”
“With magic almost anything was possible; all objects had energy, and energy could be manipulated.”
“Then the movie started. It was in a foreign language and had subtitles, which was fun because I had never read a movie before.”
“In all the houses keys to memorizing objects and feelings had been written. But the system demanded so much vigilance and moral strength that many succumbed to the spell of an imaginary reality, one invented by themselves, which was less practical for them but more comforting.”