Shannan Small

“She wasn't afraid of doing good or of resisting evil. She was merely afraid she might not be able to tell the difference.”
― Gregory Maguire, Out of Oz

“When you get right down to it, every collection of letters is a magic spell, even it it's a moronic proclamation ... Words have their impact, girl. Mind your manners. I may not know how to fly but I know how to read, and that's almost the same thing.”
― Gregory Maguire, Out of Oz