Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known? - Charles de Lint

Most times we only see things for the way we are. But we're good at lying to ourselves. Sometimes we need somebody who's not living in our skin to point out how things really are.

A long time ago a bunch of people reached a general consensus as to what’s real and what’s not and most of us have been going along with it ever since.

The thing to remember when you're writing is, it's not whether or not what you put on paper is true. It's whether it wakes a truth in your reader.