The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

by Sangu Mandanna

Niceness is all about what we do when other people are looking. Kindness, on the other hand, runs deep. Kindness is what happens when no one’s looking.”

A lot of nice people stop being nice when they don’t get exactly what they want.”

“More than anything, I just want one place I can be myself. I just want a home.” “Home is worth finding,” he said quietly. “Even if it takes a while.”

I know there are real risks to witches gathering together, but if you ask me, it seems like magic, the force that binds you all together, doesn’t want you to be alone.”

“It’s not always enough to go looking for the place we belong,” Jamie said, his eyes on the house ahead. “Sometimes we need to make that place.”