Quotes from Witch & Wizard

James Patterson ·  314 pages

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“They're afraid of change, and we must change. They're afraid of the young, and we are the young. They're afraid of music, and music is our life. They're afraid of books, and knowledge, and ideas. They're most afraid of our magic.”
― James Patterson, quote from Witch & Wizard


“You know things have gone bad when military marches pass for pop music.”
― James Patterson, quote from Witch & Wizard


“Have you been playing in toxic waste lately? ”
― James Patterson, quote from Witch & Wizard


“Margo, they're afraid of us. They're afraid of everything.' And then I kept on talking without really thinking, until it turned into a chant:


They're afraid of change, and we must change.
They're afraid of the young, and we are the young.
They're afraid of music, and music is our life.
They're afraid of books, and knowledge, and ideas.
They're most afraid of our magic.”
― James Patterson, quote from Witch & Wizard


“Until now, I never noticed how much fantasy had to do with reality.”
― James Patterson, quote from Witch & Wizard



“seize the moment, however worried you may be about what’s coming next. It’s your brain, it’s your life, it’s your attitude…. Go out there and fill up with sights, sounds, and ideas that are bigger than yourself.”
― James Patterson, quote from Witch & Wizard


“She had a crooked nose and a pointy chin with a huge mole that had wiry black hairs growing out of it. Heck, if the New Order was really looking to arrest witches…”
― James Patterson, quote from Witch & Wizard


About the author

James Patterson
Born place: in Newburgh, New York, The United States
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