“ They did the best they could. Besides I was hardly a stranger. I had known your grandmother. We were like this. She twined her second and third fingers together as if they might strangle each other. Gregory Maguire
“ Do good though, will you? She blinked brightly at the green girl. If not for your parents or your grandmother, then for me? Gregory Maguire
“ You need my help? What for? Bread, cash, a fake identity to help you slip sideways through the cracks? Tell me what you need, tell me why I should help, and I'll see what I can do. In memory of Elphab… Gregory Maguire