Any fool could be a witch with a runic knife, but it took skill to be …

Terry Pratchett
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Any fool could be a witch with a runic knife, but it took skill to be one with an apple corer. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Carpe Jugulum: (Discworld Novel 23), p.122, Random House
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Any fool could be a witch with a runic knife, but it took skill to be one with an apple corer. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Carpe Jugulum: (Discworld Novel 23), p.122, Random House

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