For my little dog, Pip, who joined our family during the writing ofthis story. Thanks for rescuing me.

Adrian Mole's father was so angry that so many pepole got divorced nowadays. HE had been unhappilly married for 30 years, why should everybody else get away?

Becoming a Witch isn't something we acquire. The Witch is already within us. She is someone we become ready and willing to embrace. Someone we realize we ARE.

Everything in the world might be connected, but that doesn't mean the way we feel about them has to be.

Shackled heart, free spirit.--Whoever binds his heart tightly and imprisons it may indulge his spirit in many liberties: I have already said that once. But no one believes me unless he already knows.

I do myself think that history is a set of skills rather than a narrative.

Thanksgiving is nothing if not a glad and reverent lifting of the heart to God in honor and praise for His goodness.

Being one step ahead makes you a leader Being fifty steps ahead could make you a martyr.

My father is a man of impeccable character who has worked tirelessly for the United Nations for many years. His integrity is beyond reproach.

I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it.

Life will undertake to separate us, and we must each set off in search of our own path, our own destiny or our own way of facing death.