You see, we’d been taught that the devil was the worst thing in the world, but we were too young to understand that there were worse things than the devil. We were too young to understand that their job was to convince us that the most
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“What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on”
― Mockingjay
― Mockingjay
“Did witches even date? Was she queer, or was she just magical? Although a lot of times, it felt like the same thing.”
― Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist
― Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist
“In the end, that was what got her moving again. As folk had done since time immemorial, she got on with things, because otherwise … who would feed the dog?”
― Brigands & Breadknives
― Brigands & Breadknives
“I’ll be in the attic?” Mika asked, thrilled with this turn of events. “I’ve never lived in an attic before! How romantic. A witch in an attic!” “It doesn’t sound romantic to me,” said Altamira doubtfully. But there was a tiny smile on Rosetta’s serious face. “I was afraid you might think you’d been relegated to playing the part of the madwoman in the attic,” she said to Mika. “It didn’t even cross my mind,” said Mika, grinning. “I do appreciate a child with a literary turn of mind, Rosetta!”
― The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
― The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
“I’ve tried to make a habit of never talking about what I do until I’m out of anything else to talk about. In my experience, it’s a terrible way to get to know somebody—at least if you want to know anything worthwhile. I want to learn what you laugh at, what makes you roll your eyes, what gets you upset, or passionate, or puts you at ease. Work is just…” He flapped a paw as they ducked under the eaves in front of the mercantile. “The stuff that holds the rest of it together. It’s like describing a house by talking about the nails.”
― Brigands & Breadknives
― Brigands & Breadknives
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