Magic Quotes - Page 21

• When I have fears that I may cease to be Before my pen has glean'd my teeming brain, Before high-piled books, in charactery, Hold like rich garners the full ripen'd grain; When I behold, upon the night's starr'd face, Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance, And think that I may never live to trace Their shadows, with the magic hand of chance; And when I feel, fair creature of an hour, That I shall never look upon thee more, Never have relish in the faery power Of unreflecting love;--then on the shore Of the wide world I stand alone, and think Till love and fame to nothingness do sink.

  John Keats

  Book, Night, Thinking

  'When I have fears that I may cease to be' (written 1818)

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• He grinned. “That’s because pixies are ever-after. We’re magic, baby. Just ask Matalina.

  Kim Harrison

  Baby, Pixies, Ever After

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• You are my heart, my soul,” he said, his arms going around my waist and holding me tightly. “As you are mine,” I repeated. The magic in the air got stronger, thrumming through the forest, matching the rhythm of our breathing, matching the beating of our hearts. “Dance with me, this night and for the rest of our nights,” he said. “For as long as the moon shines in the sky and for as long as we live underneath her.

  Keri Arthur

  Heart, Night, Moon

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• Artemis Fowl grinned right back at him and pointed his index finger to the sky... from the tip of this finger sprang a small blue spark that exploded like a tiny firework. “I know magic can be stolen,” said Artemis. “Because I stole some myself.

  Eoin Colfer

  Blue, Sky, Fowl

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• Holly died without a friend to hold her hand. Artemis felt her go, another gift of the magic. He kept on counting, brushing away the tears on his cheeks.

  Eoin Colfer

  Hands, Hollies, Tears

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• This is your brain on magic.

  Ben Aaronovitch

  Brain

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• I'm one of those people who was meant to have a very ordinary life. I have no special talent, no great beauty, nothing that distinguishes me from a hundred, thousand other girls. But I can't go through an entire lifetime without at least one night of magic.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Girl, Night, People

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• The night swelled with magic; not the beneficent kind of love-magic that sweeps couples away, but the kind of magic that rips and tears, the enchantment that creeps out of the woods and pounces.

  Charlaine Harris

  Couple, Rip, Night

  Charlaine Harris (2012). “Deadlocked: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel”, p.190, Penguin

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• it's a kiss full of promise, of trust and of all that is magic.

  Laurie Faria Stolarz

  Kissing, Promise

  Laurie Faria Stolarz (2011). “White is for Magic”, p.284, North Star Editions, Inc.

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• Besides, I could hardly complain to the administration that I was being forced to learn magic.

  Richelle Mead

  Complaining, Administration

  Richelle Mead (2012). “The Golden Lily: A Bloodlines Novel”, p.55, Penguin

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• My understanding of magic is fairly straightforward. Hit enemies with a sword until they’re dead. If they rise again, hit them again. Repeat as necessary. It worked against Set.

  Rick Riordan

  Understanding, Enemy, Straightforward

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• But when you have order, you don't need Gods. When everything is well ordered and disciplined then nothing is unexpected. If you understand everything,' I said carefully, 'then there's no room left for magic. It's only when you're lost and frightened and in the dark that you call on the Gods, and they like us to call on them. It makes them feel powerful, and that's why they like us to live in chaos.

  Bernard Cornwell

  Powerful, Dark, Order

  Bernard Cornwell (1998). “Enemy of God: A Novel of Arthur”, p.48, Macmillan

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• Because hope comes from in you, and wishes are just magic.

  Laini Taylor

  Wish

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• No doubt Carter would describe the underground city in excruciating detail, with exact measurements of each room, boring history on every statue and hieroglyph, and background notes on the construction of the magical headquarters of the House of Life. I will spare you that pain. It's big. It's full of magic. It's underground. There. Sorted.

  Rick Riordan

  Pain, Cities, House

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• Who’s going to keep them from wiping us out species by species? Not me. We aren’t prepared for a new demographic of magic-using humans who are sadistic, power hungry, don’t like Inderlanders, and see genocide as an acceptable form of communication.

  Kim Harrison

  Communication, Hungry, Genocide

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• Wayde yelled, and I hit him again, adrenaline pulling a scream of outrage from me. He went quiet, and I held my breath to make sure I could hear him breathing. I suppose I could have used my magic on him, but this was a lot more satisfying.

  Kim Harrison

  Breathing, Quiet, Scream

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• Magic won't save us. The power it would take to conjure on such a scale, the tithe would destroy us. The only hope...is hope. You don't need tokens for it - it's in your heart or nowhere. And in your heart, child, it had been stronger than I have ever seen.

  Laini Taylor

  Children, Heart, Stronger

  "Daughter of Smoke and Bone". Book by Laini Taylor, September 27, 2011.

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• What did you write on here? ‘Don’t die’?” “No, I wrote, ‘Don’t be an asshole!’”I headed for the house. “On yours or mine?” “On yours.” “Well, in that case, your magic isn’t working. I’m still an asshole.

  Ilona Andrews

  Writing, House, Cases

  Ilona Andrews (2012). “Magic Dreams: A Penguin Special from Ace”, p.12, Penguin

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• We'd sit with a big bowl of popcorn, wrapped together in a queen-size blanket, and would escape to a place where magic was ours for the taking, where men rescued the people they loved instead of abandoning them. A place where, no matter how bad things looked at that moment, there would always be a happy ending.

  Jodi Picoult

  Queens, Men, People

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• But leave us some magic in the world. Leave us some mystery to enjoy.

  Stuart Hill

  Magic In The World, Mystery, Enjoy

  Stuart Hill (2011). “The Icemark Chronicles #1: Cry of the Icemark”, p.228, Scholastic Inc.

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• In those days, Christmas still retained a certain aura of magic and mystery. The powdery light of winter, the hopeful expressions of people who lived among shadows and silence, lent that setting a slight air of promise in which at least children and those who had learned the art of forgetting could still believe.

  Carlos Ruiz Zafon

  Art, Children, Believe

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• You're wearing that hat? After all the magic I used to make your dress pretty?" ~Howl from the movie 'Howl's Moving Castle

  Diana Wynne Jones

  Moving, Dresses, Castles

  "Fictional character: Howl". "Howl's Moving Castle", www.imdb.com. 2004.

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• Magic is a kind of energy. It is given shape by human thoughts and emotions, by imagination. Thoughts define that shape—and words help to define those thoughts. That’s why wizards usually use words to help them with their spells. Words provide a sort of insulation as the energy of magic burns through a spell caster’s mind.

  Jim Butcher

  Imagination, Mind, Energy

  Jim Butcher (2001). “Fool Moon: Book two of The Dresden Files”, p.94, Penguin

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• Re-forming after the chaos,” I said, remembering Raquel’s words. “Choosing what we’ll do with how things are now, who we’ll be in this new world where the only magic left is what we make ourselves.

  Kiersten White

  World, Chaos, Remember

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• I'm surprised you don't know more about magic, Sister Verna. There is a word that is magic. It can accomplish more than you might think. Maybe you have heard it before. It is the word 'please.

  Terry Goodkind

  Thinking, Might, Accomplish

  Terry Goodkind (2015). “Stone Of Tears”, p.230, Head of Zeus

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