1.23.2011

This the Wandering Wood

David Jay Spyker



In the forest you may find yourself lost, without companions.  You may come to a river which is not on a map.  You may lose sight of your quarry, and forget why you are there.  You may meet a dwarf, or the living Christ, or an old enemy of yours; or a new enemy, one you do not know until you see his face appear between the rustling leaves, and see the glint of his dagger.  You may find a woman asleep in a bower of leaves.  For a moment, before you don't recognize her, you will think she is someone you know.

--Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall

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