Terry Pratchett, I Shall Wear Midnight Quotes
I should have learned this, she thought. I wanted to learn fire, and pain, but I should have learned people.
I’m a witch. It’s what we do. When it’s nobody else’s business, it’s my business.
Preston, I don't think this creature could ever find its way into your head. Quite apart from anything else, it seems pretty crowded and complicated to me.
One day I'll work out what it is you are saying, my lad, and then you'll be in trouble.
Well, child? Aren't you going to try to turn me into some kind of unspeakable creature?I don't think I shall bother, madam, seeing as you are making such a good job of it yourself!
A stink. A stench. A foulness in her mind, dreadful and unforgiving. A compost of horrible ideas and rotted thoughts that made her want to take our her brain and wash it.
Fire is easy to work with if you keep your mind clear, but pain . . . pain fights back. Pain is alive. Pain is the enemy.
It's witchcraft with all the crusts cut off, and real witchcraft is ALL crusts.