7 quotes found
“It is best as one grows older to strip oneself of possessions, to shed oneself downward like a tree, to be almost wholly earth before one dies.”
“One doesnt become a witch to run around being harmful, or to run around being helpful either, a district visitor on a broomstick. Its to escape all that - to have a life of ones own, not an existen...”
“Thats why we become witches: to show our scorn of pretending lifes a safe business, to satisfy our passion for adventure. Its not malice, or wickedness - well, perhaps it is wickedness, for most wo...”
“After a few months she left off speculating about the villagers. She admitted that there was something about them which she could not fathom, but she was content to remain outside the secret, whate...”
“The two women sat by the fire, tilting their glasses and drinking in small peaceful sips. The lamplight shone upon the tidy room and the polished table, lighting topaz in the dandelion wine, spilli...”
“One doesn’t become a witch to run around being harmful, or to run around being helpful either, a district visitor on a broomstick. It’s to escape all that - to have a life of one’s own, not an exis...”
“That’s why we become witches: to show our scorn of pretending life’s a safe business, to satisfy our passion for adventure. It’s not malice, or wickedness - well, perhaps it is wickedness, for most...”
