“I'll find her! Let me fly! Mama! No!”

“A person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road between."

“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”

“I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you.... I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down!"

“Old man, if your informant tells the truth let him come here openly like a decent man. But if he hid in anonymity I must know why. Now sir, the government and central church demand of you the name of him who reported Mr. Thomas Putnam a common murderer.”

6.“I have the best, sir – I am 33 time in court in my life and always plaintiff too.”

“Thomas, Thomas, I pray you leap not to witch craft. I know that you - you at least of all, Thomas, would ever wish so disastrous a charge laid upon me. We cannot leap to witchcraft. They will howl me out Salem for such corruption in my house."

“Life, woman, life is God’s most precious gift; no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it. I beg you, woman, prevail upon your husband to confess. Let him give his lie.”

“Let you beware Mr. Danforth, think you to be so mighty that the power of Hell may not turn your wits? Beware of it!”

“Let God blame me, not you Rebecca. I’ll not have you judging me anymore. Is it a natural work to lose seven children before they live a day?”

. “No, I love God! I go your way no more! Abby, Abby, I’ll never hurt you more!”

“He were not hanged. He would not answer aye or nay to his indictment; for if he denied the charge they’d hang him surely, and auction out his property. So he stand mute, and died Christian under the law, for he could not be condemned a wizard without he answer the indictment, aye or nay.”

“I think she’ll wake in time. Pray calm yourselves. I have eleven children, and I am twenty-six time a grandma. I have seen them through all their silly seasons.”

“Oh how many times he bid me kill you, Mr. Parris!”

“You did, you did! You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!”