Quotes From "The Witches: Salem 1692" By Stacy Schiff

Confronted afterward, she claimed no knowledge of that bedroom tryst;...
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Confronted afterward, she claimed no knowledge of that bedroom tryst; she did not intend to be held responsible for men's dreams. Stacy Schiff
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It is a dangerous thing to have the same men in both the prophecy and the history business. Stacy Schiff
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We have believed in any number of things - the tooth fairy, cold fusion, and benefits of smoking, the free lunch - that turn out not to exist. We all subscribe to preposterous beliefs; we just don't know yet which ones they are. Stacy Schiff
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Like any oppressed people, they defined themselves by what offended them, which would give New England its gritty flavor and, it has been argued, America its independence. Stacy Schiff
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Salem is in part a story of what happens when a set of unanswerable questions meets a set of unquestioned answers. Stacy Schiff