Giles Corey: "I have changed my opinion on this man. Mr. Parris I beg your pardon. I never thought you had so much iron in you.", "It suggests to the mind what the trouble be among us all these years. wherefore is everybody suing everybody else? I have been to court six times this year.", "Mr. Proctor I have only last month collected four pound damages for you publicly saying that I burned off the roof of your house. and I-", "He don't believe in witches.". No no I think not John, I have a few more questions of my own to ask this fellow." " Mister Hale, I have always wanted to ask a learned man. What signifies the readin of strange books?" " I cannot say she hides them, Martha my wife. I have waked at night many times and found her in a corner readin her books. Now what do you think of that?", It discomforts me, last night. Mark this, I tried and tried and could not say my prayers. then she close her books and walk out of the house. And then, mark this I could say my prayers again.", "John, they take my wife and Rebecca Nurse to.", "I never said she were a witch Mr. Hale. I only said she were reading books.", "That bloody mongrel Wallcot charge her you see. He by a pig of my wife four to five years ago and the pig died soon after. So he come dancing in for his money back and my Martha she says to him."wallcot if you aint got the wits to feed a pig properly you aint ganna live to own many" she says. Now he goes to court saying that from that day to this he cant keep a pig alive for more than four weeks because my Martha bewitch him with her books.", "John, tell me, are we lost?", "Let you think on it. We will speak on it in the morning.", "Goodbye than", "They are tellin lies, Lies.", " I have proof, why will you not here my evidence? they will be hangin my wife.", "You're not a Boston Judge yet Hothorn, You will not call me daft.", "There tellin lies", "Your excellency we mean no disrespect for...", Your excellency, I only said she were readin books. I never said she were a witch.", "It is my third wife sir, and I never had no wife that be so taken with books. d'ya understand. I only thought to find the cause of it. d'ya see. but it were no witch I blamed her for. I have broke charity with her,", "John my deposition, give him mine.", "You know I never hired no lawyer in my life Howthorn.", "I have the best sir. I am thirty-three times in my life. And always plaintiff to.", "I am never put on. I know my rights sir and I will have them.", "My proof is there. If Jacobs hangs for a witch if forfeit up his land. That's law. And Putnam is the only man with the coin to buy such a great a piece. This man is killing his neighbors for there land.", "My proof is there. I have it from an honest man saying that the day his daughter cried out on Jacobs that she'd give him a fair piece of land.", "I will not give you a name. I mentioned my wifes name once. and I will burn in hell long enough for that. I stand mute.", " I will not give you a name sir." "She has been strivin with her soul all week, and now comes to tell the truth you.", "I cut your throat putman I will kill you yet.", "John say no more, he is only trying to kill us all.", "Aye she is now solem but now goes to hang people.
When I am near people a am treated as a friend or an enemy people. People speak me as a courageous man in behind my back.