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‘You won’t win,’ the Queen said. ‘There’s always a way in. People dream.’ ‘Sometimes we waken,’ said Tiffany. ‘Don’t come back … or there will be a reckoning
This is how we always feel, she thought. We sleepwalk through our lives, because how could we live if we were always that awake—
‘Oh, aye, a few sharkies,’ said Rob Anybody, shrugging. ‘And one o’ them octopussies—’ ‘It was a giant squid,’ said William the gonnagle. ‘Aye, well, it was a kebab pretty quickly,’ said Daft Wullie.
Remember that. Ye are not unloved.’
No, it’s all true, she said to herself. I must remember that, too.
She was tall – except, Tiffany realized, she wasn’t that tall, but she stood tall, which could easily fool you if you weren’t paying attention
It was a sociable kind of laugh, the sort of laugh that makes you comfortable.
‘I don’t ask you your business,’ said Tiffany, before she even realized she was going to say it. Miss Tick gasped. Mrs Ogg’s eyes twinkled,
I show you respect as you in turn will respect me.’
You can’t give lessons on witchcraft. Not properly. It’s all about how you are … you, I suppose.’
‘You’re sharp. But there’s magic, too. You’ll pick that up. It don’t take much intelligence, otherwise wizards wouldn’t be able to do it.’
Can’t do magic for yourself, see? Cast-iron rule.’
‘We look to … the edges,’ said Mistress Weatherwax. ‘There’re a lot of edges, more than people know. Between life and death, this world and the next, night and day, right and wrong … an’ they need watchin’. We watch ’em, we guard the sum of things. And we never ask for any reward. That’s important.’
There’s ways and ways of not askin’, if you get my meaning.
‘There’s no harm in an occasional cackle, if the mood takes you that way.
‘The bones of the hills is flint. It’s hard and sharp and useful. King of stones.’
‘Do you want any help?’ ‘If it’s my trouble, I’ll get out of it,’
First you get the test, and then afterwards you spend years findin’ out how you passed it. It’s a bit like life in that respect.’
‘You’ve got lots of things in your head. That doesn’t mean they aren’t real.
‘You’ve given a clan of the Nac Mac Feegle their own lawyer?’ said Mrs Ogg. ‘That’ll make the world tremble. Still, I always say the occasional tremble does you good.’
If you are not … there will be a reckoning.’
Tiffany gave him one of her sweetest smiles, which could be quite scary.
It’s still magic even if you know how it’s done,
She traced a third, flat curve under it, which was the Chalk. Land Under Wave.
But you had to start small, like oak trees.
Even gods understand that a shepherd can’t neglect the sheep. A god who didn’t understand would not be worth believing in.
