Practical Magic is the perfect Halloween rom-com, and these are the best witchy lines from this spellbinding film

This adorable witchy movie is the perfect film for anyone trying to get into the Halloween spirit who may not want to watch a horror movie. This film is filled with romance, family love, and magic and has become something of a cult classic and a highlighted '90s movie starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as the sisters, Sally and Gillian Owens.

The magical story involves two witchy sisters who have to help each other out after Gilly's particularly aggressive ex-boyfriend comes after them after she attempts to leave him, and they are forced to hide the body from the handsome investigator. Practical Magic is a fun watch for all ages and has some pretty amazing and inspiring quotes throughout the movie that impacted the fanbase, even becoming quotes to live by.

Updated o August 2nd, 2021 by Amanda Bruce: Inspired by the Alice Hoffman novel of the same name, Practical Magic has long been a movie fan's favorite when it comes to Halloween programming. The movie, however, is still a perfect watch year-round that features the importance of sisterhood and letting love in despite the fear of it. These quotes from Practical Magic exemplify the movie's themes.

13 "You can't practice witchcraft when you look down your nose at it."

When Practical Magic begins, Sally Owens isn't as enamored with the family's craft as her sister, her aunts, or her daughters. She blames magic for the loss of her parents and the loss of her husband. That doesn't stop her from turning to magic to help her sister though - and to find it backfiring on her yet again.

As her Aunt Jet points out in this Practical Magic quote, it's not possible for Sally to fully commit to using the craft when she's continually against it. The same is true in life - if a person despises something, chances are, they'll never give the experience their all.

12 "Curses only have power when you believe in them, and I don't."

Part of the reason Sally spends too much time avoiding magic is that she knows it's real. She understands the power of the family curse. The detective who develops feelings for her while he searches for Gilly's ex-boyfriend, however, doesn't.

He doesn't understand why the Owens women are seen as witches and doesn't understand Sally's reluctance to admit her interest in them. Despite him giving Sally this line, she still attempts to keep her distance from him. Of course, since Sally's love for her sister ends up breaking the curse, after all, maybe he's right to disagree with her.

11 "There's a little witch in all of us."

At the climax of the movie, Sally needs to build herself a coven to help get rid of the spirit of Gilly's ex for good. That's easier said than done when she keeps to herself and most of the inhabitants of her small town talk about her behind her back.

She calls in the phone tree for her daughter's class, and it turns out to be one of the best decisions she could have made as the women prove that despite the gossip, they do care. Some of them even recount stories of magical moments in their own lives, prompting Aunt Jet to tell them, "there's a little witch in all of us." It's one of the quotes from Practical Magic that makes it clear that Sally is no longer going to be the town pariah.

10 "My blood, your blood, our blood."

This quote is said twice in the film and really symbolizes the deep bond between Gilly and Sally, even when they are apart. It is first said when Gilly decides to leave their aunts' house and the small town she and Sally grew up in.

All through their youth, Sally and Gilly were scorned by their neighbors and townsfolk for being witches, so when Gilly leaves, Sally is afraid she will never see her sister again. Gilly decides to comfort her sister, making a blood pact with her. She cuts both of their hands and then holds them together while saying this spell to bond them. This quote is said again in the climax of the film, but this time by Sally as she tries to save her sister.

9 "And I don't want them dancing naked under the full moon!" "No, of course. The nudity is entirely optional. As you well remember!"

The cycle has repeated. Sally has two daughters with a husband that was killed by the family curse and goes to live with her aunts for support. Sally is wary of her children living the same free-spirited childhood she and Gilly lived, so she lays some ground rules for her aunts and the children. One of those rules is no dancing naked under the full moon, to which one of the aunts replies that it was always an optional choice.

Both of her daughters become fascinated by magic, and they're never stifled with the aunts guiding them as the aunts believe that everyone should get to choose their own path.

8 "Of course you're going to see me again. We'll grow old together. It's going to be you and me living in a big house... these two old biddies with all these cats. I bet we even die on the same day."

This is another Practical Magic quote from Gilly that she says while sneaking out of the aunts' house. Gilly voices this in response to Sally's fears that the two will forever remain separate, and for years the two communicate through letters to each other and what seem like rather short visits.

This quote also remains one of the consistent things between Sally and Gilly as they both swear that they will grow old together, so when Gilly is dying, Sally brings up this promise and drags her back from the clutches of James Angelov.

7 "Did you or your sister kill James Angelov?" "Yeah, a couple of times."

Officer Gary Hallet first appears and immediately is revealed to be Sally's made-up perfect man. The only issue is that Hallet is also there to investigate the murder of James Angelov, who Sally and Gilly killed in self-defense.

Jimmy was a bad guy, he was as skeezy as they come and abused Gilly while they were dating. The sisters killed the man in a moment of opportunity, but he just would not stay dead after the sister witches tried to undo the wrong they had started by attempting to bring him back to life. So when Sally responds to Hallet's direct questioning with "yeah, a couple of times." It is both the truth yet totally unbelievable which just makes this moment so funny.

6 "In this house, we have chocolate cake for breakfast, and never bother with silly little things like bedtimes or brushing our teeth."

As Sally and Gilly moved in with their aunts after the death of their mother (who died from heartbreak over the death of their father), the aunts say this quote to lighten the mood. These witches are free-spirited and enjoy having fun, and want to please the young girls as much as possible.

They give them so much love, with little rules. The idea of chocolate cake and no bedtime seems like the biggest fantasy of every young child. This is one of the quotes from Practical Magic that demonstrates how important it is to foster an environment of acceptance for the young girls.

5 “Sometimes I feel like there's a hole inside of me, an emptiness that at times seems to burn. I think if you lifted my heart to your ear, you could probably hear the ocean.”

Sally has had a pretty tough life. She lost both of her parents, her sister left to live her life, and after she met a kind man, married, and had beautiful children with him, he suddenly died by a family curse.

She blamed herself as a result. And all the while, Sally doesn't really have a whole ton of friends as everyone in the town is just a little bit afraid of her because she and her family are witches. It's easy to understand the emptiness she feels when she thinks the universe is against her.

4 “It makes your heart race. It turns the world upside down. But if you're not careful, if you don't keep your eyes on something still, you can lose your balance. You can't see what's happening to the people around you. You can't see that you're about to fall.”

In this Practical Magic quote, Gilly is talking about love and what it feels like to fall in love, and how you can sometimes totally lose yourself in the idea of it, in the illusions the person may grant you, that sometimes you become blinded by the truth around you.

This quote pretty much sums up her romance with Jimmy, as she was blinded by how intense he was until it was way too late. She fell in love quickly due to how attractive he was but wasn't able to keep her eyes open, allowing the passion to override all the warning signs.

3 “I dream of a love that even time will lie down and be still for.”

This quote was also from a letter that Sally wrote to Gilly while they were living their separate lives. Sally never wanted love when she was a child after she found out the truths of the curse that affected her family.

As she grew older, she started to feel the need for a companion, a romantic partner, one who would be safe from the curse so that she could love them freely and openly. After the death of her husband, Sally felt incredibly scared to love, but the desire remained within her.

2 “My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage!”

This has got to be one of the best quotes from the film, and one that many an Instagram caption features these days. One of the aunts says this to Sally after Sally claims that she just wants a normal life. Sally wanted a normal life so bad that she ended up hiding from the outside.

She never truly behaved like the person she was inside and tried to fit in with everyone else, which just made her stand out more. One of the aunts notes this and says that she lacks courage because she wants to be normal, but being "weird" and herself would be a much more rewarding state of being.

1 “There are some things I know for certain: always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for luck, and fall in love whenever you can.”

This quote from Practical Magic is one of the most iconic in the film and really captures the essence of the story. The Owens are witches, but they aren't mean and nasty like the majority of the town initially believes.

They are not the stereotypes that exist in horror movies. They believe in throwing salt over their shoulders and planting lavender for luck, and most importantly, they believe in living their lives as freely and happily as they can, which includes falling in love.

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