“Some years ago there was in the city of York a society of magicians.” — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“I only wish he had not married," said Mr. Norell fretfully. "Magicians have no business marrying.” — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“The York magicians had all looked over the letter and expressed their doubts that any body with such small handwriting could ever… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“But the other Ministers considered that to employ a magician was one thing, novelists were quite another and they would not stoop… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
Some years ago there was in the city of York a society of magicians. They met upon the third Wednesday of every… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“That will teach me to meddle with magic meant for kings! Norrell is right. Some magic is not meant for ordinary magicians.… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“Ha!" he thought. “That will teach me to meddle with magic meant for kings! Norrell is right. Some magic is not meant… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“Childermass laughed. “You are right, Vinculus. You are not like the others. That is my life – there on the table. But… — 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
“Even the Raven King - who was not a fairy, but an Englishman - had a somewhat regrettable habit of abducting men… — 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
