Tell her what an easy thing it is for the owl to destroy the serpent.
Of course all those things, if implemented, would destroy the peace.
There are people who say "that thing" will destroy "the island way."
These things destroyed a man's body, perhaps even his mind.
The last thing they wish to do is to squash and destroy a child's individuality.
That thing certainly could have destroyed them all, had it remained animate.
But they didn't let bad things destroy the inner core of their humanity.
This thing could destroy us with a thought if it wanted to- Then he shook his head.
And those things, oddly enough, don't destroy their pride or self-esteem.
Little things were destroying her: a 2-year-old niece asking when Jacob would stop being a baby.