Suffer a Witch Quotes

“Em had always taken care of her own problems. No matter what happened in life, she soldiered on. Alone. George hated that. She swallowed hard at what she knew was true. He loved her. He wanted to share her burdens. Certainly, he told her that enough. But Em could live only one way: her problem, her responsibility. She’d gotten up this morning to get it done.”
― Claudia Hall Christian, Suffer a Witch

“We can only remember the past,” George said. “We cannot change it. In the present, we know peace. We know love.”
― Claudia Hall Christian, Suffer a Witch

“After meeting, they would stand right here to tell us what they’d decided. It wasn’t like politics now, where people feel so hopeless and misrepresented. We believed that our elders knew what was best for us. And you know what? They took their responsibilities very seriously. There was no corruption. They voted their conscience and what they felt was best for us. Mostly, they were right. When they weren’t, they were quick to admit it and change direction.”
― Claudia Hall Christian, Suffer a Witch

“Em had always taken care of her own problems. No matter what happened in life, she soldiered on. Alone. George hated that. She swallowed hard at what she knew was true. He loved her. He wanted to share her burdens. Certainly, he told her that enough. But Em could live only one way: her problem, her responsibility. She’d gotten up this morning to get it done.”
― Claudia Hall Christian, Suffer a Witch

“Even in 2014, Americans believe in evil people like they are a separate species,” Em said. “It’s not that different from 1692.”
― Claudia Hall Christian, Suffer a Witch