# Quote — Tanith Lee, Quest for the White Witch

> There is no swifter way to make an enemy of a woman. You may tell her she is a clod or a bitch; as long as you lust for her, it will be forgiven. But say she is the wonder of the world and show her cold loins, and she will hate you till the sun goes out.

- Author: [Tanith Lee](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tanith-lee.md)
- Book: [Quest for the White Witch](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tanith-lee/quest-for-the-white-witch.md)
- Page: 92
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tanith_Lee#Quest_for_the_White_Witch_(1978)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/tanith-lee/quest-for-the-white-witch/there-is-no-swifter

## More from this book

> The antithesis of myself. No fervor in him, no greed for life, only his ruthless craving to possess, which took no pleasure in possession.

p. 310 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tanith-lee/quest-for-the-white-witch/the-antithesis-of-myself.md)

> This much poison cannot pour in one’s ears without it will leave some trace.

p. 302 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tanith-lee/quest-for-the-white-witch/this-much-poison.md)

> I have seen women who thought they loved me look at me that way, and wolves which were hungry.

p. 144 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tanith-lee/quest-for-the-white-witch/i-have-seen.md)