"Magic is the thing that you think is going to solve all your problems. It’s the job you want to have, or the person you want to be with, or the house you want to live in, where you think that if you got them, all your problems would be finished. Done.
Except that that never quite turns out to be true. They’re great, sure, but they don’t solve all your problems, as much as they look like they’re going to. Once you have magic, you realize that your problems aren’t going away, and that you’re going to have to face your demons, inside you, which nine times out of 10 is where the real problem is. And facing your demons is a hell of a lot harder than doing magic."
Except that that never quite turns out to be true. They’re great, sure, but they don’t solve all your problems, as much as they look like they’re going to. Once you have magic, you realize that your problems aren’t going away, and that you’re going to have to face your demons, inside you, which nine times out of 10 is where the real problem is. And facing your demons is a hell of a lot harder than doing magic."
