“It was so depressing constantly being hopeless at everything. She longed to say to everyone, 'Oh, yes, I'm brilliant at such-and-such, let me help you!' instead of spending her whole life desperately trying to memorise spells in the library, and ending up in Miss Cackle's study, explaining for the hundredth time, why everything had gone wrong.”
— The Worst Witch All At Sea by Jill Murphy










