Not everyone is born a witch or a saint. Not everyone is born talented, or crooked, or blessed; some are born definite in no particular at all. We are a fountain of shimmering contradictions, most of us. Beautiful in the concept, if we're lucky, but frequently tedious or regrettable as we flesh ourselves out.

quoting reminds me there are other people in the world besides only me. And other thoughts besides mine, and other ways of thinking.

You're fun to look at," decided Galinda. Boq's face fell. "Fun?" he said. I'd give a lot to achieve fun," Elphaba said. "The best I usually hope for is stirring, and when people say that they're usually referring to digestion-

The overdressed traveler betrays more interest in being seen than in seeing, while the true traveler knows that the novel world about her serves as the most appropriate accessory.

I may not be sure if monsters exist, but I’d rather live my life in doubt than be persuaded by a real experience of one.

There were more ways to live than the ones given by one's superiors

Small steps to the madhouse still get us there at last