Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Wicked Years, #1)

by Gregory Maguire

No one is exempt from grief.”

“Isn’t that funny, that deity is passé but the attributes and implications of deity linger—”

The Unnamed God perceived the sorrow that would overwhelm the land throughout time, and bawled in pain.

It’s a systematic marginalizing of populations, Glinda, that’s what the Wizard’s all about.”

“Well no. I’m her sister. I suppose I’m the Witch of the West, if you will.”