The Crucible Quotes

“He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!”
― Arthur Miller, The Crucible

“A fire, a fire is burning! I hear the boot of Lucifer, I see his filthy face! And it is my face, and yours, Danforth! For them that quail to bring men out of ignorance, as I have quailed, and as you quail now when you know in all your black hearts that this be fraud – God damns our kind especially, and we will burn, we will burn together!”
― Arthur Miller, The Crucible

“What victory would the Devil have to win a soul already bad? It is the best the Devil wants, and who is better than the minister." - Rev. John Hale”
― Arthur Miller, The Crucible

“Some dream I had must have mistaken you for God that day.”
― Arthur Miller, The Crucible

“cleave not to faith when faith brings blood." - Rev. John Hale”
― Arthur Miller, The Crucible

“I made a gift for you, Good Proctor. I had to sit long hours in a chair, and passed the time with sewing." - Mary Warren”
― Arthur Miller, The Crucible

“I may think of you softly from time to time. But I’ll cut my hand before I ever reach for you again”
― Arthur Miller, The Crucible

“The Awakening Web by Stewart Stafford

One defamatory word starts reputations dragging,
And spreads the virulent and incessant tagging,
As the cat cruelly with the mouse has toyed,
By a kangaroo crucible, condemned, and destroyed.

For these spiders of the great stalking portal,
Do bend the ears of mobs of mortals,
And spin others in silken shrouds,
Shaking the web, shameless and proud.

So be cautious of the image you put out,
And with the carefree words that leave your mouth,
For tempests form over waters calm,
When self-righteous arachnids hypocritically cause harm.

© Stewart Stafford, 2021. All rights reserved.”
― Stewart Stafford

“PROCTOR, furious: There might also be a dragon with five legs in my house, but no one has ever seen it.”
― Arthur Miller