Spells Quotes - Page 31

• It [the scarlet letter] had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and enclosing her in a sphere by herself.

  Nathaniel Hawthorne

  Humanity, Letters, Spheres

  Nathaniel Hawthorne (2010). “The Scarlet Letter”, p.45, Bibliolis Books

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• The wrong action done at the wrong time spells disaster The right action done at the wrong time spells resistance The wrong action done at the right time spells mistake but The right action done at the right time spells a miracle

  John C. Maxwell

  Mistake, Miracle, Done

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• Their false compassion is called compassion and their false understanding is called understanding, for this is their most potent spell.

  Aleister Crowley

  Compassion, Understanding

  Aleister Crowley (2012). “The Best of the Equinox, Enochian Magic”, p.96, Weiser Books

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• But the moment our eyes meet, I'm right back under his spell, a helpless hunk of steel to his irresistible magnet.

  Alyson Noel

  Eye, Steel, Moments

  Alyson Noel (2013). “The Immortals Bundle 1-3: The Immortals: Evermore, The Immortals: Blue Moon and The Immortals: Shadowland”, p.71, Pan Macmillan

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• He was used to being playful with women, teasing while keeping ultimate control. With Luna, he felt like a berserk marauder. He couldn't even spell control, much less utilize it.

  Lori Foster

  Tease, Used, Berserk

  FaceBook post by Lori Foster from Jul 28, 2014

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• That's right," said Luna encouragingly, as if they were back in the Room of Requirement and this was simply spell practice for the D.A. "That's right, Harry... come on, think of something happy..." "Something happy?" he said, his voice cracked. "We're all still here," she whispered, "We're still fighting. Come on, now.

  J. K. Rowling

  Fighting, Thinking, Practice

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• Derek lunged. He hit me in the shoulder and knocked me to the floor, landing on top of me. His body jerked, like he'd been hit with the spell, and I let out a yelp, struggling to get up, but he held me down, whispering "I'm okay, it's okay" until the words penetrated.

  Kelley Armstrong

  Struggle, Whispering, Body

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• There is something going on in time and space, and beyond time and space, which, whether we like it or not, spells duty.

  Winston Churchill

  Space, Duty, Obligation

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• Evolution teaches us the original purpose of language was to ritualize men's threats and curses, his spells to compel the gods; communication came later.

  Gene Wolfe

  Communication, Men, Purpose

  Gene Wolfe (2009). “The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction”, p.111, Macmillan

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• How long, I wonder, will ignorance spell purity and knowledge shame?

  Rosamond Lehmann

  Ignorance, Long, Wonder

  Rosamond Lehmann (1975). “The ballad and the source”, Harvest Books

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• Have you ever noticed that life consists mostly of interruptions, with occasional spells of rush work in between?

  Buwei Yang Chao

  Occasional, Interruptions

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• Just as there are predatory birds, so there are predatory ideas: I came under their spell. . . .Just as the survivors say that no one will ever understand the victims, what I must tell you is that you will never understand the executioners.

  Elie Wiesel

  Ideas, Bird, Survivor

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• There is something powerful in the whispering of obscenities, about those in power. There's something delightful about it, something naughty, secretive, forbidden, thrilling. It's like a spell, of sorts. It deflates them, reduces them to the common denominator where they can be dealt.

  Margaret Atwood

  Powerful, Naughty, Whispering

  FaceBook post by Margaret Atwood from Jan 26, 2012

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• True love was forever lost. The prince was never coming back to kiss me awake from my enchanted sleep. I was not a princess, after all. So what was the fairy-tale protocol for other kisses? The mundane kind that didn't break any spells? Maybe it would be easy - like holding his hand or having his arms around me. Maybe it would feel nice. Maybe it wouldn't fell like a betrayal. Besides, who was I betraying, anyway? Just myself.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Betrayal, Nice, Princess

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• I know death is the fascinating snake under the leaves, sliding and sliding; I know the heart loves him too, can't turn away, can't break the spell. Everything wants to enter the slow thickness, aches to be peaceful finally and at any cost. Wants to be stone.

  Mary Oliver

  Death, Heart, Snakes

  Mary Oliver (1986). “Dream Work”, p.32, Atlantic Monthly Press

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• Someone who has thought rationally and deeply about how the body works is likely to arrive at better ideas about how to be healthy than someone who has followed a hunch. Medicine presupposes a hierarchy between the confusion the layperson will be in about what is wrong with him, and the more accurate knowledge available to doctors reasoning logically. At the heart of Epicureanism is the thought that we are as bad at answering the question "What will make me happy?" as "What will make me healthy?" Our souls do not spell out their troubles.

  Alain de Botton

  Heart, Medicine, Doctors

  "The Consolations of Philosophy". Book by Alain de Botton, 2000.

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• Creativity depends on a number of things: experience, including knowledge and technical skills; talent; an ability to think in new ways; and the capacity to push through uncreative dry spells.

  Teresa Amabile

  Creativity, Thinking, Skills

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• I heard the trailing garments of the Night Sweep through her marble halls! I saw her sable skirts all fringed with light From the celestial walls! I felt her presence, by its spell of might, Stoop o'er me from above; The calm, majestic presence of the Night, As of the one I love.

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Wall, Night, Light

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1867). “The Poetical Works of H. W. Longfellow. Complete Edition”, p.2

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• Only two things I know about Albuquerque - Bugs Bunny should've taken a left turn there. And give me a hundred tries, I'll never be able spell it.

  Jimmy McGill

  Taken, Two, Giving

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