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‘Witch’ is the label society slaps on women it can’t understand or control.
“But the Bible says ‘do not kill,’” Nessa reminded her grandmother. “The Commandments only apply to humans,” said the older woman. “Nobody goes to hell for killing a monster.”
“Justice may be relentless, as Franklin says, but she’s also hobbled by rules,” Harriett noted. “That’s why I choose vengeance.
No one teaches girls how to take care of themselves. We train them to be pretty and kind and polite right before we set them loose in a world filled with wolves. Then we act surprised and horrified when some of them get eaten.
