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1 " I’ve eaten meat only once, and when I learned of it, I emptied my stomach into the latrine. Behind "
― Charlie N. Holmberg , Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet
2 " crust. It’s strange, this story of mine. A tale that starts somewhere in chapter twenty and ends who knows where. "
3 " I try to push past it, to feel around its edges, but it’s a spherical pit that won’t be breached. "
4 " Cleric Tuck has a habit of being dismissive, but he’s pretty enough company that I usually don’t mind. "
5 " When I cut the chocolate, I take a sliver for myself, feeling its caress as it travels down my throat and swirls in my stomach, like I’ve swallowed a dance. It warms me to my fingertips and toes. "
6 " There is an abundance of maybes in our broken village, but one of them has to lead to a yes. "
7 " like I had tumbled from the sky and hit every forest branch on the way down. Like a baby bird with featherless wings. "
8 " There is a whole other world of spells and sorcery coexisting with my own. Alger knows it. This woman in the woods knows it. I believe, somehow, that Fyel knows it. I am completely ignorant about this hidden realm, but when I bake, I scrape my nails beneath its door. "
9 " Somehow I will. I do not understand up. Down is down but up should be down too. "
10 " I craft influential cake. "
11 " I bake inspiration into specific flavors to make it easy for those who frequent my little bakeshop to find what they need. Those with a taste for the olive oil cake crave strength, while those who come back for the berry tarts are, unknowingly, seeking wisdom. "
12 " I remember warm embraces and diving into cool ponds until my fingers brush the silky earth at the bottom. I ponder the affection between mother and son, man and wife, friend and friend. "
13 " A tale that starts somewhere in chapter twenty and ends who knows where. "
14 " My heart swells to see the difference my treat has made to his broken countenance. "
15 " I am made of feathers, of bubble soap, of wind and dandelion seeds. "
16 " Sugar is like medicine. It swirls on the tongue and settles the gut and inspires happier thoughts to the mind. "
