Human beings have hope. Not matter how desperate things are, they convince themselves that they can change things for the better. - John Gregory (Clash of the Demons)
When the good die, it sometimes unshackles evil that would otherwise have been kept in check!
The first step towards knowledge is to accept your own ignorance.
What on earth could be worse than a malevolent witch?' I demanded.'I belong to the best bit of the dark... I'm an earth-witch who serves Pan. My magic comes from the ground; it comes from the elements...
We depend on neither man nor beast to get us where we need to go. If you rely on your own two good legs, then they won’t let you down.
The moon shows the truth of things.
Ive chosen my path - and right or wrong, it's the one I tread.
What I've done means no witch can ever control you like that. It's my mark, see. My brand. It warns them off. Apart from that, it don't mean much, though. Not if you don't want it to. Don't have to si...
For a moment I envied them their religion. They were lucky to have something they could all believe in together.
My life only began the day I was apprenticed to Tom Ward. - Jenny, in her diary
Why does it have to be like this?' I asked bitterly. 'Why does life have to be so short, with all the good things passing quickly. Is it worth living at all?
We are the strong ones. We squash anything that we don't like. Anything that threatens us gets smeared! (Grimalkin to Alice)
Sometimes in this life it is necessary to sacrifice oneself for the good of others . - Mam
If we're afraid, sometimes there are things that can feed on that fear. Fear makes it worse for us. The trick is to concentrate on what you can see and stop thinking about yourself. It works every tim...
I like to keep my books in my library, he said, 'and I like my library to get bigger rather than smaller.
He who never makes a mistake never makes anything. It's part of learning the job. - Spook
Be less than what you are so that you can become more.
There was more than one type of guilt. You might do something horrible that you later regretted. But you could also feel guilty for something you'd done!
The person carrying me came to a halt and spoke. 'Take good care of her. I'll see you in two days.'It was the voice of Grimalkin.
Sometimes, when something bad leaves the world, something good enters in its place. I've seen it happen before . - Mam