Gregory Maguire

“By so giving up, of course, it renews itself- that is the secret”

— Gregory Maguire

Forgive us our trespasses," says Margarethe, "and get out of our way.

— Gregory Maguire

“There are two kinds of anger: hot and cold. Boys and girls experience both, but as they grow up the anger separates…

— Gregory Maguire

“Very few things in the world are certain, but morning is one of them.”

— Gregory Maguire

No one survives in times of war unless they make war their home. How did I get so old and wise, but…

— Gregory Maguire

“I care as much as I can, but I don’t spend energy caring about things I cannot resolve.”

— Gregory Maguire

“How many times in a life, he thought, will I lie down in a darkness whose character I cannot imagine, to see…

— Gregory Maguire

Old Flossie settle down on the other side of What-the-Dickens and dragged some handiwork out of a sack. She armed herself with…

— Gregory Maguire

I shall pray for your soul,' promised Nessarose. I shall wait for your shoes,' Elphie answered.

— Gregory Maguire

My first job was scooping ice cream at Friendly's in Albany, New York. I hated the work, most of my colleagues, and…

— Gregory Maguire

“At its most elemental, a spell is no more than a recipe for change.”

— Gregory Maguire

I write because I admire the act of rationalization, of seeking clarity in one's understanding of the complexities of life, and I'm…

— Gregory Maguire

“Do good though, will you?" She blinked brightly at the green girl. "If not for your parents or your grandmother, then for…

— Gregory Maguire

“You always had an eye for the fellow with a decent helping of sausage and hard-boiled eggs.”

— Gregory Maguire

“You need my help? What for? Bread, cash, a fake identity to help you slip sideways through the cracks? Tell me what…

— Gregory Maguire

The answer of course, is that the clock isn't meant to measure earthly time, but the time of the soul. Redemption and…

— Gregory Maguire

“A burnt broom that has had enough, and refuses to burn further...”

— Gregory Maguire

“Secrets are revealed as you are ready to understand them. It seems capricious and mean-spirited of the Grimmerie to hold back, to…

— Gregory Maguire

“The beauty of the day is the only thing that doesn't fade in time. Day after day, such beauty revives itself.”

— Gregory Maguire

“What good is it being a painter if you can't paint yourself?”

— Gregory Maguire

“There's no need to hear gossip about government. It'll only give you gas.”

— Gregory Maguire

“How shallow the words are, really - She is a witch . One might as well say, She is a mother ,…

— Gregory Maguire

“This is what fun is like," said Rain, almost to herself.”

— Gregory Maguire

“There were a great many jokes about the disaster (house falling on and killing Wicked Witch of the East), naturally. "You can't…

— Gregory Maguire

“Tarde o temprano, a todos nos alcanza el rayo.”

— Gregory Maguire