567 Quotes by Gregory Maguire

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    It’s more convenient to have a hero waiting in the wings than to endure a blowhard standing in the spotlight.

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    I just like to think about what I’m reading. Don’t you?” “I don’t read very well. So I don’t think I think very well either.” Galinda smiled. “I dress to kill, though.

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    I’m a priest, I know better than most when a lie is permitted.

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    Death might be the only way forward for someone. Or it might seem so at the time.

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    He spoke in one of the American accents; Lydia couldn’t distinguish among them. To her they all sounded dry and tinny. Almost quack-like.

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    Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling porcupine,” she crooned. “Little critters fried like fritters come out crunchy and divine.

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    But the pinkness and whiteness of underskirts and camisoles, the frilliness of foundation garments, the rustle about the bustle and the fuss about the bust.

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