☆★ ⌇ Fairytales by nature only talk about the victors. The survivors. Nobody speaks about what happens to those who failed, except in the abstract: as cautionary tales to guide others onto the path to success. How many brave knights fell to the dragon before he was slayed by the noble prince? How many children b̶u̶r̶n̶e̶d̶ to a crisp and eaten before the wicked witch received her due? These s̲t̲o̲r̲i̲e̲s̲ are lost, but the lesson behind them is not: it is not enough to be merely pure and good.

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          ✭  Fairy tales thrive on black and white. In life, there’s only grey – n̲o̲ ̲b̲a̲d̲ ̲g̲u̲y̲s̲,̲ ̲n̲o̲ ̲g̲o̲o̲d̲ ̲g̲u̲y̲s̲.̲ You could be the Cheshire cat, Snow White, a troll or a pastry-making witch whose diet consists only of little kids, but you’ll always be you. If there's anyone out there that looks a bit like me, or just feels a little bit out of place just trying to get into performing, you are b̶e̶a̶u̶t̶i̶f̶u̶l̶; embrace it. You are intelligent; embrace it. You are powerful; embrace it.