First person Quote by Susan Fair

“Another reason I’m intrigued with the hanged of Salem, especially the women, is that a number of them aroused suspicion in the first place…

— Sarah Vowell

“And here, she said to herself, is the victim of the witch hunt, or its modern equivalent. Not much has changed. Witchcraft or sexual…

— Alexander McCall Smith

“The accused and the magistrate next engaged in a dialogue about what constituted witchcraft. If she had not signed the book, had she dealt…

— Mary Beth Norton

“Something terrible happened in Salem in 1692 . . . but it isn't what you think!”

— Suzy Witten

When we learned about Salem at school, the whole thing was confusing. Because the idea of the witch hunt is used as a symbol…

— Robert Eggers

“[Dan] Brown states that five million women were killed by the Church as witches. In fact, modern research has shown that the witch hunts…

— Michael Coren

“The only way to kill a witch is to cut off her head. A friend had told her that once.”

— Sarah J. Maas

“I have never even seen a witch, let alone felt the need to burn one to death. We can conclude, then, that our forefathers,…

— Bobby Henderson

“The book argues that even though many cases have been held up as classic examples of modern American “witch hunts,” none of them fits…

— Ross Cheit

“A woman that you find different or strange, or whom you may envy or covet is deemed by you all to be a witch!…

— Andrea Zuvich

“First, some clarification of misunderstood aspects of the ‘Salem witchcraft.’ Salem was the seat of Essex County, and thus, the location of the jail…

— Howard Kaepplein

“To be the child of a conficted or reputed witch was inherently dangerous; in one pathetic case in Lorraine a young couple were both…

— Robin Briggs