# Children of Memory ## Metadata * Author: [Adrian Tchaikovsky](https://www.amazon.comundefined) * ASIN: B09ZTW4J6V * ISBN: 1529087171 * Reference: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZTW4J6V * [Kindle link](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B09ZTW4J6V) ## Highlights The brown-bound Wonders of Earth is the sum total of knowledge she has about how to deal with witches. She’s read it three times. Witches always hate people and yet resourceful little girls can win their grudging respect. Witches are always very clever and yet very stupid at the same time, each in very specific ways. They are always tricking people but they can always be tricked. They are fenced around with rules that don’t apply to normal people, but which they can’t break, and if you know the rules you can command them to do what you want, as well as use their great powers at your whim. That is how the stories go, although sometimes they use words other than “witch” for the thing the story is about, such as genie or demon or artificial intelligence. — location: [514](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B09ZTW4J6V&location=514) ^ref-26218 --- You deal with them by pureness of heart and quickness of wit, rather than prudence or just not going because it’s dangerous. Liff is aware she’s maybe not making the best life choices, but that sort of thing falls by the wayside once you’ve decided to let yourself be guided by two magical talking ravens. — location: [1711](kindle://book?action=open&asin=B09ZTW4J6V&location=1711) ^ref-57715 ---