...perhaps charity is the kind of beauty that we comprehend the best because we miss it the most.

How poetic you are," she said. "I've a notion that poetry is the highest form of self-deception.

I hate to be obvious," added the Scarecrow, "but you'd have saved yourself a heap of trouble if you weren't too cheap to invest in a leash, Dorothy.

No wonder Wonderland isn't funny to read anymore: We live there full time. We need a break from it.

The thing about a mirror is this: The one who stares into it is condemned to consider the world from her own perspective.

Behold the male beast roaring in the jungle for his mate," said Elphaba. "See how the female beast giggles behind a shrub while she organizes her face to say, Pardon dear, did you say something?

People who claim that they're evil are usually no worse than the rest of us... It's people who claim that they're good, or any way better than the rest of us, that you have to be wary of.