Witches never existed, except in people’s minds. All there was in the olden days was women and some men who believed in herbal cures and in folklore and in the wish to fly. Witches? We’re all witches in one way or another. Witches was the invention of mankind, son. We’re all witches beneath the skin. Ian Rankin
Most books on witchcraft will tell you that witches work naked. This is because most books on witchcraft were written by men.
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Neil Gaiman
I should have learned this, she thought. I wanted to learn fire, and pain, but I should have learned people.
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Terry Pratchett
At such times the universe gets a little closer to us. They are strange times, times of beginnings and endings. Dangerous and powerful. And we feel it even if we don't know what it is. These times are not necessarily good, and not necessarily bad....
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Terry Pratchett
Pray to whatever you believe in that they don't send the snakes.
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Zoe Forward
So, you're the Santa Claus of the magic world with a naughty and nice list?
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Zoe Forward
More Quotes By Ian Rankin
War created bizarre allies, while peace itself could be divisive.
Hardship bred a bitter, quickfire humour and resilience to all but the most terminal of life's tragedies.
You wouldn't think you could kill an ocean, would you? But we'll do it one day. That's how negligent we are.
And little girls went to charm schools. Now you've all got degrees from the University of Sarcasm.
...trapped in limbo, believing in a lack of belief, but not necessarily lacking the belief to believe.