Catherine Amos

“The more civilized we become, the more horrendous our entertainments.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.”
― Stephen Colbert

“When the times are a crucible, when the air is full of crisis, those who are the most themselves are the victims.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

“You can smile when your heart is breaking because you're a woman.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Other Boleyn Girl