Granny was an old-fashioned witch. She didn’t do good for people, she did right by them.

“It struck Mort with sudden, terrible poignancy that Death must be the loneliest…”

“For the first time in her life Granny wondered whether there might be something…”

“The last thing she wanted was to see her friend getting ideas in her head. Ther…”

“The sun rose slowly, as if it wasn't sure it was worth all the effort.”