... I've been thinking that it's as if my ancestors are saying it's all right to make things. That's what I'm meant to do. Make things, and help the Abhorsen and the King. So I'll do that, and I'll do my best, and if my best isn't good enough, at least I will have done everything I could, everything that is in me. I don't have to try to be someone else, someone I could never be.
"I've been thinking that it's as if my ancestors are saying it's all right to make things. That's what I'm meant to do. Make things, and help the Abhorsen and the King."
He is determined to do his best, accepting that if his efforts fall short, he will have tried his hardest and stayed true to himself. There is no need for him to imitate anyone else, as he recognizes his own unique purpose and abilities."
