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" 'I... I suspect it means that if we act like the kind of folk who would find a Fairy city whilst on various adventures involving tricksters, magical shoes, and hooliganism, it will come to us.'

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"September thought for a long moment. She thought of how children who acted politely were often treated as good and trustworthy, even if they pulled your hair and made fun of your name when grown-ups weren't around. She thought of how her father acted like a soldier, strict and plain and organised--and how the army came for him. She thought of how her mother acted strong and happy even when she was sad, and so no one offered to help her..."

- The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making