Alchemy of Secrets

What is magic, if not something that makes you believe and feel and wonder?

Hollywood was not built on dreams, it was built on favors from the devil, and the devil does not handle it well when those favors aren’t paid back.

Falling never scared her as much as failing to find out the truth.

Be very careful. Hollywood was not built on dreams, it was build on favors from the devil, and the devil does not handle it well when those favors aren't paid back.

It started with a whisper you heard while in line at a coffee shop, a story you probably should have ignored.

Once she started down a rabbit hole, she couldn't stop herself from going all the way to the very end. Falling never scared her as much as failing to find out the truth.

But the problem with feelings is sometimes you don’t get to choose them. Sometimes the best you can do is fight them.

You don’t know for certain if the stories are true, but you half expect to fall through a rabbit hole as you step through the theater door into the lobby.

Holland couldn't picture Gabe riding a bike. She also couldn't picture him happy. Although, he looked as if he was hovering near something like joy now.

In her ideal world, everyone would ride bicycles, beach cruisers preferably, with baskets and glossy coats of colorful paint. Instead of honking horns, people would ring little bike bells, they’d wave hellos instead of flipping people off, and the world would be an all-around happier place.