All writers write about themselves, just as the old storytellers chose to tell stories that spoke to and about themselves. They call it the world, but it is themselves they portray. The world of which they write is like a mirror that reflects the inside of their hearts, often more truly than they know.
What makes a good book? Scholars and critics have been debating that question for decades. I like books that touch my head and my heart at the same time.
What is a vow... but the mouth repeating what the heart has already promised?
Well,' the Goddess said, 'your heart didn't heal straight the last time it broke. So we'll break it again and reset it so it heals straight this time.