Speaker 1

• “Books fall open, you fall in. When you climb out again, you’re a bit larger than you used to be.” - Gregory MaGuire

• “Remember to breathe. It is, after all, the secret of life.” - Gregory MaGuire

• “The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.” - Gregory MaGuire

Speaker 2

• “The world rarely shrieks its meaning at you. It whispers in private.” - Gregory MaGuire

• “The body apologizes to the soul for its errors, and the soul asks for forgiveness.” - Gregory MaGuire

• “There is much to hate in this world, but too much to love.” - Gregory MaGuire

Speaker 3

• “As long as people are going to call you a lunatic anyway, why not get the benefit of it?” - Gregory MaGuire

• “It’s the people who claim they are good that you have to be wary of.” - Gregory MaGuire

• “We are only noticed on the edge of things; but on the edge of things, we notice much.” - Gregory MaGuire

Speaker 4

• “Growth and change are viewed as reactions to conditions met.” - Gregory MaGuire

• “We only live where someone’s horizon sweeps someone else’s/” - Gregory MaGuire

• “Quoting reminds me there are other people in the world besides only me.” - Gregory MaGuire

Speaker 5

• “Wisdom is not the understanding of mystery. Wisdom is accepting mystery beyond understanding.” - Gregory MaGuire

• “Does the devil ever struggle with being good again, or if so is he not a devil?” - Gregory MaGuire

• “I only believe in the opposite of luck, whatever that is.” - Gregory MaGuire

Speaker 6

• “It’s the endless thinking about yourself that causes such heart shame.” - Gregory MaGuire

• “The overdressed traveler displays more interest in being seen than in seeing.” - Gregory MaGuire

• “Brightness, as you know, decays brilliantly.” - Gregory MaGuire

Speaker 1

• "You can’t pull me down!" - Defying Gravity (song from the musical Wicked)

• "Did they have brains or knowledge? Don’t make me laugh! They were popular!" - Popular (song from the musical Wicked)

• "Because I knew you, I have been changed for good." - For Good (song from the musical Wicked)

Speaker 2

• "I think we’ve found our hero." - Thank Goodness (song from the musical Wicked)

• "No act of charity goes unresented!" - No Good Deed (song from the musical Wicked)

• "I’m so happy I could melt!" - The Wizard And I (song from the musical Wicked)

Speaker 3

• "We’re not just living a life. We’re dancing through it." - Dancing Through Life (song from the musical Wicked)

• "You’re gonna be the first one to set the world on fire." - The Wicked Witch of the East (song from the musical Wicked)

• "I’ve waited for this moment, for all my life." - As Long As You’re Mine (song from the musical Wicked)

Speaker 4

• "I will be loathing you my whole life long" - What Is This Feeling (song from the musical Wicked)

• " Who wouldn’t want to be the Wizard?" - Wonderful (song from the musical Wicked)

• "No one mourns the wicked, they just die." - No One Mourns The Wicked (song from the musical Wicked)

Speaker 5

• "They called me wonderful, who could resist?" - Wonderful (song from the musical Wicked)

• "I know what you’re thinking, you’ve been thinking the same thing too." - The Wizard And I (song from the musical Wicked)

• "I know you have re-written me by being my friend." - For Good (song from the musical Wicked)

Speaker 6

• “When grey and sere our hair hath turned we shal still revere the lessons learned in our days at dear old Shiz.” - Dear Old Shiz (song from the musical Wicked)

• “Only rumors but still enough to give pause to anyone with paws!” - Something Bad is Happening in Oz (song from the musical Wicked)

• “There are wonders like I’ve never seen. It’s all grand and it’s all green.” - One Short Day (song from the musical Wicked)

Speaker 1

• "Just because I don't look like everybody else doesn't mean that I can't be just as beautiful." - Cynthia Erivo

• "You can love a play and character, but if you don't click with the other people in the play, it won't work." - Jonathan Bailey

• "Love your flaws, own your quirks, and know that you are just as perfect as anyone else." - Ariana Grande

Speaker 2

• "I don't believe that many things are impossible to achieve so long as you put your mind to it and take the time to get it done." - Cynthia Erivo

• “Fear of the unknown is always the thing in life." - Jonathan Bailey

• "I've never looked at love as something that I need to complete me" - Ariana Grande

Speaker 3

• "If you're going to go for a thing, there's no point unless you're going all the way." - Cynthia Erivo

• "The structure of theatre is always: turn up, do the job, be present and be kind, and work hard."  - Jonathan Bailey

• "If you're passionate about something, then it will definitely work out for you.” - Ariana Grande

Speaker 4

• "I love that I can demonstrate that it's OK to look and be strong." - Cynthia Erivo

• “It's so important that everyone at home can see a bit of themselves on screen.” - Jonathan Bailey

• "We need to encourage each other to do what we want and not let it totally define us." - Ariana Grande

Speaker 5

• "You sense when something is special, but you don't know how special it is until it's in front of an audience." - Cynthia Erivo

• "Leadership is about being there as much as you can. There's a fearlessness to it." - Jonathan Bailey

• "Life is beautiful. Be thankful for everything. Destroy your ego. Free hugs. Sing your hearts out in the street. Rock 'n roll." - Ariana Grande

Speaker 6

• "Your uniqueness is your greatest strength." - Cynthia Erivo

• "It's not secret, but it's private." - Jonathan Bailey

• "With every choice I've made, I've learned something new." - Ariana Grande

Speaker 1

• “Nothing is written in the stars ... No one controls your destiny.” - Princess Nastoya (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

• “He doesn’t know what the truth means, so he does not even know how he lies.” - Elphaba (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

• “Though Oz had given her a twisted life, hadn't it also made her capable?” - The Narrator (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

Speaker 2

• “When goodness removes itself, the space it occupies corrodes and becomes evil.” - Elphaba (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

• “The righteous person can work miracles .... Show me that axe, if you've brought it.” - Nessarose (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

• "The wickedness of the world is a choice, not a condition." - Madame Morrible (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

Speaker 3

• “Women are weaker, but their weakness is full of cunning and an equally rigid moral certainty.” Elphaba (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

• “It's people who claim that they're good ... that you have to be wary of” - Boq (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

• "Happy endings are still endings." - Glinda (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

Speaker 4

• “One never learns how the witch became wicked.” - Oatsie Manglehand (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

• “It didn't matter how crippled Nessarose was; she would always be more than Elphaba, always.” - The Narrator (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

• “How could we tell if we were the pawns of someone's darker game?” - Elphaba (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

Speaker 5

• “Girls need cold anger ... the ceaseless grudge, the talent to avoid forgiveness.” - Sarima (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

• “I have fought fire with fire ... and I ought to have done it sooner!” - Elphaba (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

• "Power is simply the ability to manipulate the truth." - The Wizard (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

Speaker 6

• “Everything is gorgeous once it's gone.” - The Nanny (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

• "You can’t tell me that prejudice isn’t real. It’s as real as this blood." - Dr. Dillamond (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

• "You must give up everything you are to become everything you want." Glinda (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

Speaker 7

• "The things you cannot change will turn to sorrow if you let them." - Fiyero (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

• "If you cannot change your fate, change your attitude." - Nessarose (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)

• "It is not lying to keep your own counsel." - Glinda (from the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)