Gregory Maguire Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. But she woke up just then, and in the moonlight covered herself with a blanket. She smiled at him drowsily and called him "Yero, my hero," and that melted his heart. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

2. Of course. You get everything from books. Out of Oz

3. One never knows how the witch became wicked, or whether that was the right choice for her — is it ever the right choice? Does the devil ever struggle to be good again, or if so is he not a devil? It is the very least question of definitions. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

4. Staring at a world too horrible to comprehend, believing -- by dint of ignorance and innocence -- that beneath this unbearable contract of guilt and blame there is always an older contract that may bind and release in a more salutary way. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

5. The world was floods above and fire below Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

6. Those times are over and gone, and good-riddance to them, too. We were hopelessly high-spirited. Now we're the thick-waisted generation, dragging along our children behind us and carrying our parents on our backs. And we're in charge, while the figures who used to command our respect are wasting away. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

7. You could say that Elphaba brought us together,' said Boq softly. 'I'm closer to her and so I'm closer to you.'Galinda seemed to give up. She leaned her head back on the velvet cushions of the swing and said, 'Boq, you know despite myself I think you're a little sweet. You're a little sweet and you're a little charming and you're a little maddening and you're a little habit-forming.'Boq held his breath.But you're little!' she concluded. 'You're a Munchkin, for god's sake!'He kissed her, he kissed her, he kissed her, little by little by little. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West