Jo Fryer > Jo's Quotes

“Her bare feet hardly make a sound as she leaves the little grove of trees and heads for the cauldron. The contents of her basket are cast into the shimmering, bubbling belly of the cauldron—each item in turn is lifted and honoured as she sings to it and, with a gentle throw, casts each one into the liquid. She smiles, she sings, the boy stirs, the cauldron bubbles.”
― Kristoffer Hughes, From the Cauldron Born: Exploring the Magic of Welsh Legend & Lore

“Witch. The word slithers from the mouth like a serpent, drips from the tongue as thick and black as tar. We never thought of ourselves as witches, my mother and I. For this was a word invented by men, a word that brings power to those that speak it, not those that it describes. A word that builds gallows and pyres, turns breathing women into corpses.”
― Emilia Hart, Weyward

“Kay Boyle said once that a good story is both an allegory and a slice of life.”
― Lily King, Writers & Lovers

“He manages to simulate consciousness”
― Lily King, Writers & Lovers

“There’s a particular feeling in your body when something goes right after a long time of things going wrong. It feels warm and sweet and loose.”
― Lily King, Writers & Lovers

“It’s so much easier for younger women”
― Elizabeth Day, One of Us

“I don’t mean to be rude”
― Elizabeth Day, One of Us