Words from a little Wild Girl

I wish Pop was alive.
I often wish for a lot of things; for a proper darkling sighting, for Dolly's bruises to heal quickly, for Jack to get the book he wants but I wish that wish the most.
Pop taught me not to wish too much. Wishing makes you lazy; you can't expect everything to be done for you by some genie or unnamed creature often known as God. You have to do it yourself, or at least start it yourself, have a go at it, otherwise wishing becomes meaningless.
Wishing is only for Emergencies, for the Gravest of Situations and as Last Resorts Only or it becomes hopeless. Wishes don't come true every time so if you wish every time, you'll only get disappointed. By doing it only once or twice, there's less chance of hurt.
I know this but every time I blink, every time I breathe, I wish.
I know all this but I don't stop.
I can't.
Cause what would be the point in life if you can't wish?

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Sometimes it might not be right to make up stories but its damn easier.
That's what Pop used to say.
I'm not sure what that means exactly. I think it means that, sometimes its okay to tell lies, so someone doesn't get hurt. Maybe not just for one person, for everybody, for every person, to make it easier on them, to make it better.
Sometimes I think that he means it for the liar, for the person who tells the story. He means that the liars are selfish, trying to make it easier on themselves but every time I think that, I think;
why would Pop say that?
It's so...selfish, too selfish for him. He must be talking about others, surely others, stories that people told him, liars and awful people telling him these things. I can't imagine him lying, to anybody, so why would he say that?
_{Sometimes it might not be right}
It can't be right
to make up stories
to taint such a lovely thing
but its damn easier.
But maybe, sometimes, you have to.