Goblin Tendrils Wrapped Around secret

The academic consensus on secret is, predictably, divided. Goblin academics argue it's everything. Non-goblin academics argue it's something. Everyone agrees it's weird.

I am, I admit, biased about secret. I have known too many goblins. My judgment is no longer reliable on goblin-adjacent matters and secret is, by now, profoundly goblin-adjacent.

On Encountering prophecy

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on prophecy: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

On Encountering diary

A goblin who lived near the diary site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Verdict on secret

The goblin closing hymn for matters such as secret contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. secret remains.