It appears to be a fact of life that if two or more well-born ladies should gather together, cupcake are essential. Otherwise the ceiling might fall on them. (SC)
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“We humans definitely need other people to keep us human.” (SC)
“Humans need other humans – it’s as simple as that.” (SC)
“We’re witches, Tiffany. We has the power for a reason. We just ‘as to make sure as it’s the right reason …” (SC)
… if a witch started thinking of anyone as “just” anything that would be the first step on a well-worn path that could lead to, oh, to poisoned apples, spinning wheels and a too-small stove …. (SC)
“Somebody had to taste the first snail.” (SC)
A witch is always on the edge, between the light and the dark, good and bad, making choices every day, judging all the time. It was what made her human. (SC)
“We aren’t the kind of people who kill those who are unarmed.”
Rob Anybody put up his hand. “Excuse me, mistress, but some of us do, or are.” (SC) Why were elderly witches so nosy? But then she thought: Actually, all witches are nosy. It’s part of what being a witch is. And she relaxed. (SC)
Miss Tick knew too that you can find out a lot about somebody from what’s in their pockets, and sometimes a lot about them from what they don’t have. (SC)
… he knew exactly how to make a short word like “suffer” turn into a very long experience. (SC)
“Enough” wasn’t really a long enough word to describe the numerous little tasks any young woman marrying into the Ogg family found were expected of her. (SC)
… dreams that come true are not always the right dreams. (SC)
Granny Weatherwax was like the prow of a ship. Seas parted when she turned up. (SC)
‘Always thought I’d be the first to go, what with my drinkin’ and suchlike, especially the suchlike. I’ve done a lot o’ that.’ In fact, Nanny Ogg had done a great deal of everything, and was commonly held to be so broadminded that you could pull her mind out through her ears and tie a hat on it. (SC)
Om was handily silent, thereby enabling his priests to interpret his wishes how they chose. Amazingly, Om’s wishes rarely translated into instructions like “Feed the poor” or “Help the elderly” but more along the lines of “You need a splendid residence” to “Why not have seven courses for dinner?” (SC)
But the reward for lots of work seemed to be lots more. If you dug the biggest hole, they just gave you a bigger shovel … (SC)
Being dead didn’t mean you couldn’t get angry, oh no. (SC)
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