“Testimony to her belief that life could be managed if things were only kept in their proper places.”
“There were days I asked for it-prayed for it when I went to sleep. The belief that I would see you again, that I could find you-the hope for it-was the only thing that kept me going.”
“Properly buried.""Properly kept.""That is the way with witches.""And with all things.”
“I lived for the night, because I could go over to your house. It was the only thing that kept me going. You were the only thing, actually. It was… you.”
“If you could only tell them that living and spending isn't the same thing! But it's no good. If only they were educated to live instead of earn and spend, they could manage very happily...”
“In this world,” I kept whispering, “you were the only thing I had but you were the only thing I needed.”