Do people choose the art that inspires them — do they think it over, decide they might prefer the fabulous to the real? For me, it was those early readings of fairy tales that made me who I was as a reader and, later on, as a storyteller.

How lucky they'd been to be raised by women who taught them what was most important in this world. Read as many books as you can. Choose courage over caution. Take time to visit libraries. Look for light in the darkness. Have faith in yourself. Know that love is what matters most.

My father was both a scientist and a magician, but he declared that it was in literature wherein we discovered our truest natures.

Meg was a great reader and was never without a book; while walking to school she often had one open in her hands, so engrossed she would sometimes trip while navigating familiar streets.

Jet gave the blessing from the book of poems she had given her aunt.

Lucy Green couldn't stop reading. She was a secret reader...

And yet, how much damage could one small book do? How powerful could it be? That was when Sally began to run, because she knew the answer. Words were everything, stories were more powerful than any weapon, books changed lives.

Read as many books as you can. Choose courage over caution. Take time to visit libraries. Look for light in the darkness.

June. June is a good time to go off into the world.

You need to follow your own heart in light of God's word and do what you feel is right and good for you.

God is directing every one of your steps.

Father, thank You that I can let the message of Jesus dwell richly in all the rooms of my life. Thank You for all the wisdom, psalms, hymns, and songs of faith that are filling my mind. I declare to every fear and doubt that there is no vacancy. In Jesus' Name. Amen.