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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
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"Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" Quotes

"Wicked" by Gregory Maguire reimagines the life of Elphaba, the misunderstood green-skinned girl who becomes the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, exploring themes of good, evil, and the complexity of human nature.

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The truth isn't a thing of fact or reason. It is simply what everyone agrees on.

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truthperception

People who claim that they're evil are usually no worse than the rest of us.

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evilhuman nature

Remember this: Nothing is written in the stars. Not these stars, nor any others. No one controls your destiny.

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destinycontrol

I don't cause commotions, I am one.

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identityself-awareness

The world is filled with secrets, some are just more heartbreaking than others.

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secretsheartbreak

No good deed goes unpunished.

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consequencesmorality

There is a strange thing in us that loves nothing so much as a secret.

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secretscuriosity

Where I'm from, we believe all sorts of things that aren't true. We call it history.

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historybelief

Animals should not require our permission to live on earth.

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animal rightsethics

That's the tragedy of growing up - knowing you'll run out of feeling something truly new.

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growing upexperience