“You need to understand your limitations so you can overcome them.”

“I'm not certain I understand the rules," Marco says."You don't need to understand the rules. You need to follow them.”

“Someone needs to tell those tales. When the battles are fought and won and lost, when the pirates find their treasures and the dragons eat their foes for breakfast with a nice cup of Lapsang souchong, someone needs to tell their bits of overlapping narrative. There's magic in that. It's in the listener, and for each and every ear it will be different, and it will affect them in ways they can never predict. From the mundane to the profound. You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows what they might do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift. Your sister may be able to see the future, but you yourself can shape it, boy. Do not forget that... there are many kinds of magic, after all.”

“Secrets have power. And that power diminishes when they are shared, so they are best kept and kept well. Sharing secrets, real secrets, important ones, with even one other person, will change them. Writing them down is worse, because who can tell how many eyes might see them inscribed on paper, no matter how careful you might be with it. So it's really best to keep your secrets when you have them, for their own good, as well as yours.”

“So it’s really best to keep your secrets when you have them, for their own good, as well as yours.”

“You can say anything with a Post-It.I’m not entirely sure why that is.Maybe the friendliness of the squares makes it easier. A square is nicely compact and less intimidating than a full page.And they come in cheerful colors. Non-white paper is kind of inherently festive.Or maybe paper that sticks feels more important than paper that can blow away.(Though you can move them, if you need to put them somewhere else.)They might not be as lasting as words carved in stone, but Post-It thoughts will stay.For awhile, at least.”

“There's magic in that. It's in the listener, and for each and every ear it will be different, and it will affect them in ways they can never predict. From the mundane to the profound. You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows what they might do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift.”