Literary Witches Quotes

“The Witch, however, is a woman who stands entirely on her own. She is more often than not an outsider, and her gift is transformation. She is a change agent, and her work is sparked by speech: an incantation, a naming, a blessing, a curse.”
― Taisia Kitaiskaia, Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers

“Why would we dare call someone a Literary Witch? Because all artists are magicians, and Witches wield a special magic. Witches and women writers alike dwell in creativity, mystery and other worlds. They aren’t afraid to be alone in the woods of their imaginations or to live in huts of their own making. They’re not afraid of the dark.’’ *”
― Taisia Kitaiskaia, Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers

“Certainly they have much in common with witches: women who create things other than children are still considered dangerous by many. They are marginalized, trivialized, or totally ignored.”
― Taisia Kitaiskaia, Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers

“For let’s recall that many occultic words are connected to those of language: Spelling and spells. Grammar and grimoire. Abracadabra is thought to be derived from an Aramaic phrase that translates to “I create like the word.” To write, then, is to make magic. And so it follows that to be a female writer is, in fact, to be a kind of Witch.”
― Taisia Kitaiskaia, Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers

“One thing is certain: a witch is almost always a “she.” And I’ve come to realize that the Witch is arguably the only female archetype that has power on its own terms. She is not defined by anyone else. Wife, sister, mother, virgin, whore—these archetypes draw meaning based on relationships with others. The Witch, however, is a woman who stands entirely on her own. She is more often than not an outsider, and her gift is transformation. She is a change agent, and her work is sparked by speech: an incantation, a naming, a blessing, a curse.”
― Taisia Kitaiskaia, Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers

“Tras mucho tiempo de luchar contra su enfermedad mental, Woolf se llenó de piedras los bolsillos y se metió al río cercano a su casa en Sussex”
― Taisia Kitaiskaia, Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers

“Safo ese insecto verde brillante que en cada discusión por celos revolotea entre tu amante y tú, que agita los iones, te muerde la piel y te hace rabiar, que eriza los pelos en el lomo de tu gato”
― Taisia Kitaiskaia, Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers

“Shirley's ghost haunts the ice cream section of your twenty-four-hour grocery store at three a.m., wearing cotton socks and noting human behavior on a little writing pad. She doesn't need help finding anything.”
― Taisia Kitaiskaia, Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers