To the grim poor there need be no pourquoi tale about where evil arises; it just arises; it always is. One never learns 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...?
Gregory MaguireI have the distinct feeling I'm not in Oz anymore,' said Brrr.
Gregory MaguireSorrow has a name, and its name is loneliness. Sorrow has a shape, and its shape is absence. Sorrow is a sickness like any other.
Gregory MaguireIt isn’t hard to find evil in this world. Evil is always more easily imagined than good, somehow.
Gregory MaguireThe nature of the world is to be calm, and enhance and support life, and evil is an absence of the inclination of matter to be at peace.
Gregory MaguireTags: life world peace nature evil calm
The real thing about evil… you figure out one side of it - the human side, say - and the eternal side goes into shadow. Or vice versa. The real disaster of this inquiry is that it is the nature of evil to be secret.
Gregory MaguireAnimals are born who they are, accept it, and that is that. They live with greater peace than people do.
Gregory MaguireTags: man animals self-acceptance people peace
The devil is a very big angel, but a very little man.
Gregory MaguireI may not be sure if monsters exist, but I’d rather live my life in doubt than be persuaded by a real experience of one.
Gregory MaguireWhen the times are a crucible, when the air is full of crisis, those who are the most themselves are the victims.
Gregory MaguireTags: crisis victims being-yourself
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