The First Witch of Boston

by Andrea Catalano

“It is best not to lie. For every lie you tell you shall have to tell three more to cover for it, and three for each of those, and soon enough you’ll be trapped in your own web of lies times three.”

“I wanted a man who had enough faith in his own worth, his strength, and his mind that he had no need to put on some absurd stage drama. I wanted a man who was confident enough in himself to handle the likes of me.”

when people cannot understand something, when they can’t make sense of a thing, they always become fearful. People fear what they do not understand, you see?”