To err is human; but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes the virtuous from the wicked.
“This is a work of fiction. All the characters in it, human and otherwise, are imaginary, excepting only certain of the fairy folk, whom it might be unwise to offend by casting doubts on their existence. Or lack thereof.”
“I ended up turning down a full scholarship of music at the conservatory to pay to go to cooking school.”