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Neither earth nor ocean produces a creature as savage and monstrous as woman,”
“All over France women still curtsy to the moon when she is full. Such habits die hard, especially those that sustain people during difficult times.”
Our virtue belongs first to our father and then to our husband. We dedicate our duty to our family. As soon as we share our thoughts with another, put pen to paper or thread a needle, all that we do and make belongs to someone else. So long as she has words and ideas, Annie will always possess something that is hers alone.”
I’m surprised at you, Susanna. Master Roydon’s soul is as clear to me as your own. Have you been listening to your husband again, and his prattle about the evil in wearhs and daemons?” Susanna’s mouth tightened. “What if I have, Goody?” “Then you are a fool. Witches see the truth plainly—even if their husbands are full of nonsense.”
And so I discovered that the practice of magic was not unlike the practice of history. The trick to both wasn’t finding the correct answers but formulating better questions.
