It has been remarked (by a lady infinitely cleverer than the present author) how kindly disposed the world in general feels to… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
The governess was not much liked in the village. She was too tall, too fond of books, too grave, and, a curious… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
Oh! And they read English novels! David! Did you ever look into an English novel? Well, do not trouble yourself. It is… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
How is a magician to exist without books? Let someone explain that to me. It is like asking a politician to achieve… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
And how shall I think of you?' He considered a moment and then laughed. 'Think of me with my nose in a… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“Mr. Norrell did not know a great deal about war, but he suspected that soldiers are not generally your great respecters of… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“A Nottinghamshire man called Tubbs wished very much to see a fairy and, from thinking of fairies day and night, and from… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“I have no cause to love Mr. Norrell- far from it. But I know this about him: he is a magician first… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“Then Mr. Norrell roused himself and took down five or six books in a great hurry and opened them up - presumably… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
It has been remarked (by a lady infinitely cleverer than the present author) how kindly disposed the world in general feels to… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“Ah, but sir,' said Lascelles, 'it is precisely by passing judgments upon other people's work and pointing out their errors that readers… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“And I hope that all my readers are acquainted with an old English Cathedral town or I fear the significance of Mr… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“Besides,” said Mr Norrell, “I really have no desire to write reviews of other people's books. Modern publications upon magic are the… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
you must learn to live as I do - in the face of constant criticism, opposition and censure. That, sir, is the English way. — Susanna Clarke Copy Share
“Can a magician kill a man by magic?” Lord Wellington asked Strange. Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. “I suppose a magician… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share
How is a magician to exist without books? Let someone explain that to me. It is like asking a politician to achieve high office… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share
“Mr Norrell was delighted. He did not believe that anyone had ever proposed such a piece of magic before and begged Sir Walter to… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share
“The House is valuable because it is the House. It is enough in and of Itself. It is not the means to an end.” — Susanna Clarke Copy Share
“It was as if a door had opened somewhere. Or possibly a series of doors. There was a sensation as of a breeze blowing… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share
“A gentleman in Mr Norell's position with a fine house and a large estate will always be of interest to his neighbors and, unless… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share
“Long, long ago, (said the voice), five hundred years ago or more, on a winter's day at twilight, a young man entered the Church… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share
Well, I suppose one ought not to employ a magician and then complain that he does not behave like other people. — Susanna Clarke Copy Share
“Fairies do not make a strong distinction between the animate and the inanimate. They believe that stones, doors, trees, fire, clouds and so forth… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share
There is nothing in the world so easy to explain as failure - it is, after all, what everybody does all the time. — Susanna Clarke Copy Share
How quickly was every bad thing discovered to be the fault of the previous administration (an evil set of men who wedded general stupidity… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share
“Mr. Norrell gazed at Strange with an odd expression upon his face as though he would have been glad of a little conversation with… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share
