I Used To Want To Be Important, Now I Just Want To Be Alive, And Without Fear.

I used to want to be important, now I just want to be alive, and without fear.

okay but i actually love that theory. i love the idea that (the first) kyle was basically a kind of family legend, more of a character really than an uncle. and i love the idea that frederick naming his son kyle is a way of him finally coming to terms with his family heritage. maybe it was also a way to get his uncle back or to give him a second chance, too...

hi so do you think that frederick's son who becomes bella's friend in secrets (cellar door) was named kyle after the "crooked" twin from always gold?

Hello! Yeah I definitely think that’s very likely. Especially because (the first) Kyle spent so much time away from home I can imagine Virgil telling his sons slightly exaggerated stories about their uncle. Now that I think about it actually, (the second) Kyle might’ve been called that by Frederick because naming his son after a less morally sound member of the family could be a sign of him coming to terms with his family heritage like he began to do in The Crooked Kind!

Nuestras sombras son más grandes que nosotros mismos.

- María Teresa Budge, Nuestras Sombras

(through gritted teeth) life is a worthy opponent . . . life is a worthy opponent . . . life is a worthy opponent . . .