Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire is an American author best known for his novel 'Wicked', which reimagines the story of the Wicked Witch of the West from 'The Wizard of Oz'.


"They'd never been lovers, of course, not in the physical sense. But they'd been lovers as most of us manage, loving through expressions and gestures and the palm set softly upon the bruise at the necessary moment. Lovers by inclination rather than by lust. Lovers, that is, by love."
Gregory Maguire
"Evil is an act, not an appetite. How many haven't wanted to slash the throat of some boor across the dining room table? Present company excepted of course. Everyone has the appetite. If you give in to it, it, that act is evil. The appetite is normal."
Gregory Maguire