The Language of Spells Quotes

“Throwing things is very good for the soul.”
― Sarah Painter, The Language of Spells

“I’m a solicitor, to be strictly accurate,’ Gwen tuned back into the conversation to hear Cam saying. ‘Which is like a lawyer, only more boring,’ Harry supplied. ‘Thanks for that,’ Cam said, ‘but, essentially, yes.’ ‘So you don’t do all that exciting courtroom stuff?’ Ruby sounded disappointed. ‘Barristers do the big-ticket stuff. They go to High Court and argue criminal cases. Solicitors deal with the big three.’ Cam ticked them off his fingers. ‘Divorce, death and The Council.”
― Sarah Painter, The Language of Spells

“Iris Harper. 1924–2010. You get what you get.”
― Sarah Painter, The Language of Spells

“She wasn’t a tactful person. Didn’t suffer fools gladly.’ ‘I’ve never understood that phrase,’ Gwen broke in. She waved her glass. ‘Who does suffer fools gladly? Some kind of fool-fancier?”
― Sarah Painter, The Language of Spells

“Gwen wanted to explain that she and Cameron were not together and had, in fact, celebrated that fact with an official Goodbye Shag, but that seemed indiscreet. Besides, he was clearly comfortable with the idea.”
― Sarah Painter, The Language of Spells

“If people think you’re powerful, then you usually are.”
― Sarah Painter, The Language of Spells