“To me, a witch is a woman that is capable of letting her intuition take hold of her actions, that communes with her environment, that isn't afraid of facing challenges.”
“He leans over and takes her hand. With the other he touches her face. ‘You your best thing, Sethe. You are.’ His holding fingers are holding hers.‘Me? Me?”
“She is a woman who needs someone to take care of her, but it isn't going to be me.”
“A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.”
“I'll challenge senators and kings for the right to know the truth, but far be it from me to challenge a woman in her own kitchen.”
“There is nothing these hands can hold worth having. They cannot hold the moonlight, or the melody of a song, or even the beauty of a woman. They can touch her face, but not her beauty. Only the heart can hold such things.”