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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame The Supernatural Quotes

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Quote #10

He imagined that more magic than love was mixed up in it, and there was probably a sorceress, perhaps the devil who had gotten involved. (VIII.VI.3)

It's so easy to just use sorcery as an excuse for everything, isn't it? That's certainly true for someone like Phœbus, who doesn't like to hurt his pretty head with too much thinking. Otherwise, he might have to find an explanation for the weird stuff that happened, and that's just too much trouble. Sorcery's a nice quick fix of an explanation. Maybe that's why the justice system loves it so much.