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“And if I said "because I'm a witch," they'd think I was crazy.' 'That's exactly right,' she confirmed. 'Because everybody knows witches aren't real.' She nodded. 'Yes.' 'Except they really are real.' She continued nodding. 'Mm-hmm.' 'But you also told me Santa and the tooth fairy were real.' 'Those were lies,' she said. 'But they're lies every parent tells their children. So they're not really lies so much as a script.' 'I slept with teeth under my pillow, so it seems like a lie to me.” — Augusten Burroughs
And if I said "because I'm a witch," they'd think I was crazy.'
'That's exactly right,' she confirmed.
'Because everybody knows witches aren't real.'
She nodded. 'Yes.'
'Except they really are real.'
She continued nodding. 'Mm-hmm.'
'But you also told me Santa and the tooth fairy were real.'
'Those were lies,' she said. 'But they're lies every parent tells their children. So they're not really lies so much as a script.'
'I slept with teeth under my pillow, so it seems like a lie to me.