Just what I needed: bizarre nightmares.

Magic was well-crafted lies woven into stories no one believed were true, even though they delighted in seeing the convincing falsehood with their own eyes.

Maybe this was what being an adult was like. Not the in-control knows-everything feeling everyone pretended it was, but the constant sensation that everything was moving too fast and there was no way to slow it down.

No one would ever guess I was beginning to have more questions than confidence.

Please, I’m your friend – inside that tough-girl shell is a really tough girl. But you’re motivated by how much you care. Being part of Team Lois, it’s an honor. There’s nothing you wouldn’t do for any of us.

You throw caution to the wind, it may blow you away.

One thing you learned early in the circus was that hesitation could be just as dangerous as acting rashly. You must keep moving or the audience has nothing to follow. With motion comes purpose. With motion comes discovery.

I didn’t like showing weakness, not to anybody.

With motion comes purpose. With motion comes discovery.

Oh no. Maybe I’d gotten too cocky. I was still relatively new to this friend business. Had I screwed up even asking? Should I have waited for her to offer up details?