Remember Old Nan's Stories, Bran. Remember The

The Air Smelled Of Paper And Dust And Years.

He Never Wanted Love, Though. You Cannot Eat Love, Nor Buy A Horse With It, Nor Warm Your Halls On A Cold Night.

And When You Have It, What Then? Some Secrets Are Safer Kept Hidden. Some Secrets Are Too Dangerous To Share, Even With Those You Love And Trust.

I Work For Two Years On A Book And It Comes Out And Two Days Later I've Got My First E-mail: When Is The Next One Coming Out?

I Want To Weep, She Thought. I Want To Be Comforted. I'm So Tired Of Being Strong. I Want To Be Foolish And Frightened For Once. Just For A Small While, That's All....a Day.....an Hour.