A Time for Witches Quotes

“Man creates myths not to explain the unexplainable, but to light torches in the dark. Their false light is reassuring because it allows us to pretend that the darkness-the darkness of fear, of uncertainty, of chaos-can no longer hurt us. We create myths because we fear chaos.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“Also, the inventor of the high heel is suffering for eternity in Tartarus alongside the man who decided dresses shouldn’t have pockets. I…think she was joking about that? But when I asked if she was serious, she just tapped her nose and winked at me”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“You’re a bard, right?” “I’m a reporter.” “Close enough.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“My girlfriend told me something that stuck with me,” he said. “She said that it’s almost impossible for a mortal to destroy a hero…but a hero can destroy himself. All you needed was a little encouragement. But, hey, congratulations on a job well done.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“Someone once told me that when things are dark and you’re feeling afraid, sometimes the best way to push through it is to be strong for someone else.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“The first time Lionel came to New York, his eyes were wide but he couldn’t see a thing.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“Need you to do something for me.” “Name it.” Jason’s side window rolled down. He shot a glance to the roof of the cab. “Take the wheel,” he said.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“Hey,” she said. “I love you.” “Love you too,” he said.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“We made our choices based on the information we had. That’s life, hon. You make the best choices you can, and you roll the dice.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“I knew. I didn’t know, but I knew, you understand?”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“The cop shop might have been a travel agency once.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“More whispering snips. A chestnut curl fluttered to the floor.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“Look, Holyoake is what it is, nobody’s going to mistake this place for Beverly Hills, but we’ve got pride in our town.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“authoritarian structures depend on never, ever being questioned. You start asking questions, the whole thing falls apart because they’re not built on anything solid in the first place. So people are given a script: do as you’re told, live how everyone else lives, go with the flow, and hopefully—if the gods smile and it doesn’t rain—you’ll be happy. It’s so ingrained that folks don’t even realize they can question it.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“Man creates myths not to explain the unexplainable, but to light torches in the dark. Their false light is reassuring because it allows us to pretend that the darkness—the darkness of fear, of uncertainty, of chaos—can no longer hurt us. We create myths because we fear chaos.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“She shifted me, Maddie thought. Jarred me out of flesh-space. Need to get back to my own body. Or attune myself to this world, but I need time for that.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“Her mantra was simple: focus, assess, plan, execute.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“Traditions kept the Triad strong. Some had faded over the years, but a few still hung on, usually those with a good reason behind them. For instance, Triad killers never brought weapons to a hit. They scavenged what they could find on arrival and left their implements of death behind when the job was done. The custom was sound: you didn’t have to worry about being stopped and searched by the police if you weren’t carrying anything illegal.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“Intellectually, he knew he had died once. Maybe twice.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches

“Employees here tended to quit within weeks or stay forever, depending on their temperament.”
― Craig Schaefer, A Time for Witches