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The Witches
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"The Witches" Quotes

A young boy and his grandmother battle a secret society of child-hating witches who plan to turn all children into mice.

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A mouse gets as much pleasure out of killing a girl as a cat gets out of killing a mouse.

Roald Dahl

Witches loathe the smell of fresh paint, so they never go near a newly painted house.

Roald Dahl

Children are like mice to witches, and they love nothing more than catching a mouse.

Roald Dahl

A witch despises, detests, loathes, and abominates children.

Roald Dahl

A witch's favorite food is scrambled eggs with mouse blood sauce.

Roald Dahl

Witches only have one thing in mind: to squish children like bugs.

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Witches are always women. They never let men join.

Roald Dahl

A real witch looks like an ordinary woman, but there's not a drop of real blood in her.

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Being a witch is not just about flying on a broomstick, it's about the power to do harm.

Roald Dahl

Witches hate children with a red-hot sizzling hatred that is more sizzling and more red-hot than any hatred you could possibly imagine.

Roald Dahl