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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Gregory Maguire
Top 10 Best Quotes
“People who claim that they're evil are usually no worse than the rest of us... It's people who claim that they're good, or any way better than the rest of us, that you have to be wary of.”
“Remember this: Nothing is written in the stars. Not these stars, nor any others. No one controls your destiny.”
“Where I'm from, we believe in all sorts of things that aren't true... we call it history.”
“One never learns how the witch became wicked, or whether that was the right choice for her~is it ever the right choice? Does the devil ever struggle to be good again, or if so is he not a devil?”
“And girls need cold anger. They need the cold simmer, the ceaseless grudge, the talent to avoid forgiveness, the side stepping of compromise. They need to know when they say something that they will never back down, ever, ever.”
“So he stalked her again. Love makes hunters of us all.”
“There was much to hate in this world and too much to love.”
“You confuse not speaking with not listening.”
“She dropped her shyness like a nightgown, and in the liquid glare of sunlight on old boards she held up her hands-as if, in the terror of the upcoming skirmish, she had at last understood that she was beautiful. In her own way.”
“The body apologizes to the soul for its errors, and the soul asks forgiveness for squatting in the body without invitation.”
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Book Keywords:
good, evil, history