WIST Quotations

Shakespeare, William -- Macbeth, Act 1, sc. 3, l. 61ff (1.3.61-64) (1606)

Dave — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:14:13 +0000

BANQUO: If you can look into the seeds of time
And say which grain will grow and which will not,
Speak, then, to me, who neither beg nor fear
Your favors nor your hate.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English dramatist and poet
Macbeth, Act 1, sc. 3, l. 61ff (1.3.61-64) (1606)

To the Witches (Weïrd Sisters).

Pratchett, Terry -- Good Omens, 3. “Wednesday” (1990) [with Neil Gaiman]

Dave — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:52:28 +0000

Most books on witchcraft will tell you that witches work naked. This is because most books on witchcraft are written by men.

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author
Good Omens, 3. “Wednesday” (1990) [with Neil Gaiman]

Addison, Joseph -- Essay (1711-07-14), The Spectator, No. 117

Dave — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:52:14 +0000

When I consider the Question, Whether there are such Persons in the World as those we call Witches? my Mind is divided between the two opposite Opinions; or rather (to speak my Thoughts freely) I believe in general that there is, and has been such a thing as Witchcraft; but at the same time can give no Credit to any Particular Instance of it.

Joseph Addison (1672–1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
Essay (1711-07-14), The Spectator, No. 117