And it didn’t stop being magic just because you found out how it was done.


“It is a dangerous thing to unbelieve something only because it frightens you.”
― Heartless
― Heartless

“A witch didn't do things because they seemed a good idea at the time! That was practically cackling. You had to deal every day with people who were foolish and lazy and untruthful and downright unpleasant, and you could certainly end up thinking that the world would be considerably improved if you gave them a slap. But you didn't because, as Miss Tick had once explained:
a) it would make the world a better place for only a very short time;
b) it would then make the world a slightly worse place; and
c) you're not supposed to be as stupid as they are.”
― Wintersmith
a) it would make the world a better place for only a very short time;
b) it would then make the world a slightly worse place; and
c) you're not supposed to be as stupid as they are.”
― Wintersmith

“Blessings be on this house," Granny said, perfunctorily. It was always a good opening remark for a witch. It concentrated people's minds on what other things might be on this house.”
― Witches Abroad
― Witches Abroad
“You and I -- we're just atoms that arranged themselves the right way, and we can understand that about ourselves. Is that not amazing?”
― A Psalm for the Wild-Built
― A Psalm for the Wild-Built

“Sometimes the space between knowing what to do and actually doing it is a very short walk. Other times it is an impossible expanse.”
― Boy Meets Boy
― Boy Meets Boy

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