Death of a Witch Quotes

“The arrest of Fergus Braid struck the village like a bombshell. Lesley, opening the newspaper the next day, found a photograph of him on the front page and a different story on the inside. highland bobby attacked by armed poachers screamed the headline. There was a photograph of Priscilla”
― M.C. Beaton, Death of a Witch

“The cruellest lies are often told in silence. —Robert Louis Stevenson”
― M.C. Beaton, Death of a Witch

“Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attraction of others. —Oscar Wilde”
― M.C. Beaton, Death of a Witch

“Ellie lowered her voice dramatically. “She was a black witch. I can still hear her dreadful laughter as I ran away.” Elspeth translated this as—I said something silly and she began to laugh and I was offended.”
― M.C. Beaton, Death of a Witch