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,… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
The nature of the world is to be calm, and enhance and support life, and evil is an absence of the inclination… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
I mean, evil and boredom. Evil and ennui. Evil and the lack of stimulation. Evil and sluggish blood. — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“The real thing about evil… you figure out one side of it - the human side, say - and the eternal side… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
Some said the original evil was the vacuum caused by the Fairy Queen Lurline leaving us alone here. When goodness removes itself,… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“One never knows how the witch became wicked, or whether that was the right choice for her — is it ever the… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
She wasn't afraid of doing good or of resisting evil. She was merely afraid she might not be able to tell the… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
It isn’t hard to find evil in this world. Evil is always more easily imagined than good, somehow. — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
Evil is an act, not an appetite. How many haven't wanted to slash the throat of some boor across the dining room… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
The real thing about evil," said the Witch at the doorway, "isn't any of what you said. You figure out one side… — 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
