“The beauty of the day is the only thing that doesn't fade in time. Day after day, such beauty revives itself.” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“Galinda didn't see the verdant world through the glass of the carriage; she saw her own reflection instead. She had the nearsightedness… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“Only he with the hobbled foot knows the beauty of running. Only he with the severed ear can appreciate what the sweetest… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“Is there a relative value of beauty? Is evanescence - fleetingness - a necessary element of the thing that most moves us?… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“SELF-MOCKERY IS AN UGLIER THING THAN ANY HUMAN FACE, IRIS... YOU ARE SMART AND YOU ARE KIND. DON'T BETRAY THOSE IMPULSES IN… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
...What is the use of beauty? i have lived my life surrounded by painters, and still I do not know the answer.… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
...perhaps charity is the kind of beauty that we comprehend the best because we miss it the most. — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
Only he with the hobbled foot fully knows the beauty of running. Only he with the severed ear can apprehend what the… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
Perhaps family itself, like beauty, is temporary, and no discredit need attach to impermanence. — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“I came here to propose that we meet from time to time. That we meet as friends. That, free of expectations, we… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“I do not deny that you overwhelm me with your beauty. You are the moon in the season of shadow light; you… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“As the first hard drops of rain fell, the Witch caught sight, not of the girl's face, but of the shoes. Her… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“By so giving up, of course, it renews itself- that is the secret” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
Forgive us our trespasses," says Margarethe, "and get out of our way. — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“There are two kinds of anger: hot and cold. Boys and girls experience both, but as they grow up the anger separates according to… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“Very few things in the world are certain, but morning is one of them.” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
No one survives in times of war unless they make war their home. How did I get so old and wise, but for welcoming… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“I care as much as I can, but I don’t spend energy caring about things I cannot resolve.” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“How many times in a life, he thought, will I lie down in a darkness whose character I cannot imagine, to see what daybreak… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
Old Flossie settle down on the other side of What-the-Dickens and dragged some handiwork out of a sack. She armed herself with two thorns… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
I shall pray for your soul,' promised Nessarose. I shall wait for your shoes,' Elphie answered. — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
My first job was scooping ice cream at Friendly's in Albany, New York. I hated the work, most of my colleagues, and the uniform,… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“At its most elemental, a spell is no more than a recipe for change.” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
I write because I admire the act of rationalization, of seeking clarity in one's understanding of the complexities of life, and I'm bad at… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
