Andrea Catalano > Quotes

“Seems that when a woman has too much knowledge or skill, or speaks her mind freely, these Puritans take great offense.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“I wanted a man who had enough faith in his own worth, his strength, and his mind that he had no need to put on some absurd stage drama. I wanted a man who was confident enough in himself to handle the likes of me.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“Men are governed by their whims and passions far more than us women, yet they ascribe such traits to us. It is the purest form of hypocrisy there is. It has existed since the dawn of our time. Think of Adam and Eve. Oh aye, the Devil tempted Eve with knowledge, and she thought to better herself. And so she took the bait, and then Adam grew curious and envious and wanted a piece of it all. Just like a selfish child. But go ahead and tell me again how man is governed by his mind and woman by her heart. They have lied to us from the beginning.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“This happened sometimes, when he could only assume that she were so deeply embedded in her thoughts, like a rabbit in its den, that she could not see what was going on above the ground, here in the real world. It was when she turned from wordy to wordless.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“How easy it would have been to slip into the warm bath of irrational denial”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“And so she took the bait, and then Adam grew curious and envious and wanted a piece of it all. Just like a selfish child. But go ahead and tell me again how man is governed by his mind and woman by her heart. They have lied to us from the beginning.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“Indeed, Goodman Endecott, Lord help you, all of you, this day. For you are about to execute an innocent woman. You are about to execute an innocent woman for the crime of being a woman, a woman who lived fully, spoke plainly, listened intently, observed acutely, intuited wisely, loved passionately. I am too much for this world of yours, this Jerusalem upon a hill.” I spat upon the ground. “I am a force that makes you quake!”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“men who threw their weight and voices round as though they were kings, as though it were their divine right. Most think they know everything and speak like they do, when it is nothing but empty words. They know naught, most of them. And the louder they are, the less they know. The more they boast, the less they have. The more show they put on in front of lasses, the less show they’ve got for you under the bed linens.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“Memory clouds often in the most poignant moments. It is as though even Memory knows it must watch what momentous thing is transpiring and forgets to record the details. But then, like clouds parting after a fierce storm, the sun shines through and it seems more clear and vibrant than ever before.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“She had said it was because they had been made for each other, intended from the time they ceased to be stars and took their first breaths in the world of the living.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“Oh, Maggie, power resides in gold, and gold resides in power. It matters not who sits on the throne or who controls Parliament. This is the way it always has been and the way it always will be.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“When a woman caused too much trouble or spoke too plainly, it seemed, there were those who would take umbrage and use piety as excuse and reason to take her in hand.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“But when people cannot understand something”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“It is best not to lie. For every lie you tell you shall have to tell three more to cover for it”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“His wife was his treasure; his hands and skills had earned them a comfortable living. A man should never get too greedy.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“God damn this war, all wars. In the end, it were always the powerless and the innocent who suffered most.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“mused”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“before he had raped me.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“and if sparing them the rod spoilt the character, the using of it broke the spirit.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“Some may say, but English roses come in many colors. Mine is dark, and I like her above all others.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“A woman in body but with a child’s mind.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“Men are governed by their whims and passions far more than us women, yet they ascribe such traits to us. It is the purest form of hypocrisy there is. It has existed since the dawn of our time. Think of Adam and Eve. Oh aye, the Devil tempted Eve with knowledge, and she thought to better herself. And so she took the bait, and then Adam grew curious and envious and wanted a piece of it all. Just like a selfish child. But go ahead and tell me again how man is governed by his mind and woman by her heart. They”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“You see”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“One must always seek justice, renounce corruption, and deal honestly.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“Evil deeds come back times three,”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“Indeed”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“Are you a skilled witchfinder, Goody Wheeler, such as Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General of Manningtree, County Essex?” “Indeed, sir, I am. I am well versed in his treatise, A Discovery of Witches. I did assist in Mister Hopkins’s examination of accused witches”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“It is best not to lie. For every lie you tell you shall have to tell three more to cover for it, and three for each of those, and soon enough you’ll be trapped in your own web of lies times three.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“When a man watches his brethren be slaughtered by his fellow countrymen, it changes the way a man sees his country.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“The men in power could not abide by a woman speaking her mind and gaining the admiration of others.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston