The House Witch Quotes

“Sometimes a good bowl of soup or a buttered piece of fresh bread can make a terrible day feel better.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“Home was the feeling of care and warmth.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“she gazed up at her home, the backdrop of billions of glittering stars making it appear magical. You only need to look up to see the best proof of endless possibilities.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“So what if your path isn’t straightforward? When has anything in your life been obvious? You’re usually pretty good at turning a bad situation around, and now when it seems like there isn’t any other way, all of a sudden you have all of us here wanting to help. Seems a bit too much of a coincidence, don’t you think? Why not go where the water’s pulling you?”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“It was strange. The feeling of responsibility for a life that was not his own, and one that was completely helpless without him … It should have been a nuisance, but instead it brought a strange sense of being grounded, and important.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“I think we can all agree that all the kitchen staff are a little insane,”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“IF ANY ONE OF YOU TRIES THIS SHIT AGAIN WITH PETER, OR HARRASS ANY OF MY FRIENDS THAT ARE MAIDS, THERE IS NOWHERE IN THIS GODFORSAKEN KINGDOM YOU WILL BE SAFE FROM ME. I KNOW WHERE YOU ALL SLEEP, I COOK YOUR FOOD, I KNOW WHO WASHES YOUR CLOTHES AND BEDDING, AND IF I HAVE TO CHASE YOU INTO A SIX-FOOT-DEEP HOLE, I WILL. GOT IT?”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“I cannot change these things. So I must focus on what can be done.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“See that cat there?” Lord Piereva jerked his chin in the cat’s direction. The animal hadn’t moved an inch as he watched the men pass. “Y-Yes?” the squire returned, uncertainly. “Despite all this traffic in this street, he moves for no one. Sir Evans could use half that cat’s mettle and would already have been promoted several times over.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“You talk to that animal as though it understands.” “Animals understand more than you think. Especially cats, they just don’t want to be bothered with people—save for a few they like.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“don’t turn away from a path simply because you do not think you deserve to tread its ground.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“love is one of those damnable parts of life we can’t always fully understand.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“Why is everything to do with that witch both helpful and annoying?”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“It was the place where you could rest and be whole.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“He had never in life ever heard a man be so abundantly open about being a whore. Not while sober, anyway …”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“That was when she heard it.
*Slapslapslapslapslapslap*
A sound she had not heard since her dear husband Paulo had been alive. She gazed out the window and stared at the stark white form of a man running past her cottage, his impressive manhood giving her a fond reminder of days past.
She watched his ivory buttocks as they faded into the night, and she smiled.
It had turned into a better evening than she could’ve ever hoped, as the faint slapping sound grew more and more distant.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“Something innocent can easily become the cannon fodder to any woman’s virtue.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“Fin likes a giiiiiirl, Fin likes a giiiiiirl,” the seven-year-old chanted while laughing so hard that milk had started dribbling out of his nose. “Well do you like any girls?” Fin decided to change the subject as he sipped his coffee with watering eyes. Eric’s laughter died down and he looked at Fin as though he were an idiot. “Of course I do.” He gave the prince a look of confusion, before the boy threw his hands up in the air. “My mom! So I know all about girls. Have you tried giving her flowers? My mom loves it when I give her flowers.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“To be honest, I barely knew him. That's love though, you pick someone you like and play the hand that your choice deals you.”
― Emilie Nikota, The House Witch

“Dottie sat in her rocking chair as night settled over the dewy castle grounds. Her son Antonio had already gone to bed, and as she worked on her embroidery, she felt herself stiffen from the slight draft from the still-closed cottage window. She tugged at the faded, rose-colored shawl around her shoulders a little tighter with her knobby fingers. That was when she heard it. *Slapslapslapslapslapslap* A sound she had not heard since her dear husband Paulo had been alive. She gazed out the window and stared at the stark white form of a man running past her cottage, his impressive manhood giving her a fond reminder of days past. She watched his ivory buttocks as they faded into the night, and she smiled. It had turned into a better evening than she could’ve ever hoped, as the faint slapping sound grew more and more distant.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“Just know: don’t turn away from a path simply because you do not think you deserve to tread its ground.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“Ah well. Just know: don’t turn away from a path simply because you do not think you deserve to tread its ground.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“You think that is weakness?! Kingdoms go to war not because they are strong, but because they are weak! Peace is strength,”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“Witches came to be by the creation of the Goddess, which is why even male witches are “witches,” instead of warlocks. Their powers come from the feminine half of the Gods. They believe the mages (or “wizards,” as some call us), to be tyrants who have gone against the natural order and laws of life. It has been an ancient feud that I am ashamed to admit I am a part of.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“You need to accept the love offered to you in this life.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“Why’d you bring the broom, cook? Need a weapon to go against just me?” “Hardly. I was going to sweep you off your feet and show you a good time.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“Love, you’ve been my first and only thought for quite some time.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“why would you listen to anyone but yourself?”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“I tend to aggravate people in a very efficient manner.”
― Delemhach, The House Witch

“That’s not the point, though. Who’s the girl and how’d you mess it up? Did you do that thing you do? Where you talk and annoy people?”
― Delemhach, The House Witch