Sophie

“The alien girl—she called herself Dorothy—was by virtue of her survival elevated to living sainthood. The dog was merely annoying.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

“I take all the credit in the world for my own foolishness.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

“I never use the words "humanist" or "humanitarian", as it seems to me that to be human is to be capable of the most heinous crimes in nature.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

“I've told you before, I don't comprehend religion, although conviction is a concept I'm beginning to get. In any case, someone with a real religious conviction is, I propose, a religious convict, and deserves locking up.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West