Gregory Maguire Quotes from Wicked

Wicked: by Gregory Maguire
People who claim that they're evil are usually no worse than the rest of us... It's people who claim
that they're good, or any way better than the rest of us, that you have to be wary of.”
Gregory Maguire quotes

“People who claim that they're evil are usually no worse than the rest of us... It's people who claim
that they're good, or any way better than the rest of us, that you have to be wary of.”
― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
“Remember this: Nothing is written in the stars. Not these stars, nor any others. No one controls
your destiny.”
“Happy endings are still endings.”

― Gregory Maguire, Son of a Witch
“Where I'm from, we believe in all sorts of things that aren't true... we call it history.”
“Books fall open, you fall in. When you climb out again, you're a bit larger than you used to be.”
― Gregory Maguire
“One never learns how the witch became wicked, or whether that was the right choice for her~is it
ever the right choice? Does the devil ever struggle to be good again, or if so is he not a devil?”
“And girls need cold anger. They need the cold simmer, the ceaseless grudge, the talent to avoid
forgiveness, the side stepping of compromise. They need to know when they say something that they
will never back down, ever, ever.”
“In the lives of children, pumpkins turn into coaches, mice and rats turn into men. When we grow
up, we realize it is far more common for men to turn into rats.”
― Gregory Maguire, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
“So he stalked her again. Love makes hunters of us all.”

“There was much to hate in this world and too much to love.”
“You confuse not speaking with not listening.”
“She dropped her shyness like a nightgown, and in the liquid glare of sunlight on old boards she held
up her hands-as if, in the terror of the upcoming skirmish, she had at last understood that she was
beautiful. In her own way.”
“As long as people are going to call you lunatic anyway, why not get the benefit of it? It liberates you
from convention.”
― Gregory Maguire
“The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.”
― Gregory Maguire, Mirror Mirror
“The body apologizes to the soul for its errors, and the soul asks forgiveness for squatting in the body
without invitation.”
“People always did like to talk, didn't they? That's why I call myself a witch now: the Wicked Witch
of the West, if you want the full glory of it. As long as people are going to call you a lunatic anyway,
why not get the benefit of it? It liberates you from convention.”
“Not everyone is born a witch or a saint. Not everyone is born talented, or crooked, or blessed; some
are born definite in no particular at all. We are a fountain of shimmering contradictions, most of us.
Beautiful in the concept, if we're lucky, but frequently tedious or regrettable as we flesh ourselves
out.”
“He lingered at the door, and said, 'The Lion wants courage, the Tin Man a heart, and the Scarecrow
brains. Dorothy wants to go home. What do you want?'...
She couldn't say forgiveness, not to Liir. She started to say 'a soldier,' to make fun of his mooning
affections over the guys in uniform. But realizing even as she said it that he would be hurt, she caught
herself halfway, and in the end what came out of her mouth surprised them both.
She said, 'A soul-'
He blinked at her.”
“Because no retreat from the world can mask what is in your face.”
“Memory is a part of the present. It builds us up inside; it knits our bones to our muscles and keeps
our hearts pumping. It is memory that reminds our bodies to work, and memory that reminds our
spirits to work to: it keeps us who we are.~Candle”
“I know you don't want to hear this but someone has to say it! You are out of control! I mean they're
just shoes... let it go!”
“No one controls your destiny. Even at the very worst - there is always choice.”
“Maybe the definition of home is the place where you are never forgiven. So you may always belong
there, bound by guilt. And maybe the cost of belonging is worth it.”
― Gregory Maguire
“The wickedness of men is that their power breeds stupidity and blindness.”
“There are two kinds of anger: hot and cold. Boys and girls experience both, but as they grow up the
anger separates according to the sex. Boys need hot anger to survive. They need inclination to fight,
the drive to sink the knife into the flesh, the energy and initiative of fury. It's a requirement of
hunting, of defense, of pride. Maybe of sex too. And girls need cold anger. They need the cold
simmer, the ceaseless grudge, the talent to avoid forgiveness, the sidestepping of compromise. They
need to know when they say something that they will never back down, ever, ever. It's the
compensation for a more limited scope in the world. Cross a man and you struggle, one of you wins,
you would adjust and go on -- or you lie there dead. Cross a woman and the universe is changed,
once again, for cold anger requires an eternal vigilance in all matters of slight and offense.”
“Waking up was a daily cruelty, an affront, and she avoided it by not sleeping.”
― Gregory Maguire, A Lion Among Men
“I never use the words HUMANIST or HUMANITARIAN, as it seems to me that to be human is to

be capable of the most heinous crimes in nature.”
“That was such a wonderful time, even in its strangeness and sadness-and life isn't the same now.
It's wonderful, but it isn't the same.”
“I shall pray for your soul,' promised Nessarose.

I shall wait for your shoes,' Elphie answered.”
“Approval is overrated...Approval and disapproval alike satisfy those who deliver it more than those
who receive it. I don't care for approval, and I don't mind doing without.”
― Gregory Maguire

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Wicked: by Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire quotes

“Happy endings are still endings.”

“So he stalked her again. Love makes hunters of us all.”

“I never use the words HUMANIST or HUMANITARIAN, as it seems to me that to be human is to

“I shall pray for your soul,' promised Nessarose.

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