“Poor gentleman," said Mr Segundus. "Perhaps it is the age. It is not an age for magic or scholarship, is it sir?… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
He understood for the first time that the world is not dumb at all, but merely waiting for someone to speak to… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
Time and I have quarrelled. All hours are midnight now. I had a clock and a watch, but I destroyed them both.… — 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
“He understood for the first time that the world is not dumb at all, but merely waiting for someone to speak to… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
Houses, like people, are apt to become rather eccentric if left too much on their own; this house was the architectural equivalent… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“Alexander of Whitby taught that the universe is like a tapestry only parts of which are visible to us at a time.… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“Shape-changing and so on were all very well in the past. It makes a vivid incident in a story, I grant you.… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“Hush, sir!” whispered the man, “Your voice. It is too loud. You will wake him up!” “Wake him up? Who?” “The man… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“All these details took but a moment to apprehend yet the impression made upon Mr. Segundus by the two ladies was unusually… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“And now, Your Majesty," said Strange, "I think it is time we returned to the Castle. You and I, Your Majesty, are… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
After two hours it stopped raining and in the same moment the spell broke, which Peroquet and the Admiral and Captain Jumeau… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“Some time later there was a knock at his door. He was surprised to find it was now evening and the room… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“As [Norrell] watched she was seized by a fit of coughing that continued for some moments, and during that time Sir Walter… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“At that moment their conversation was interrupted by a most barbaric sound – a great horn was being blown. A number of… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“Stephen began to dream again. This time he dreamt that hills walked and the sky wept. Trees came and spoke to him… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“He was sick of the noise and sight of so many people and determined to go quietly away, but it so happened… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“For a moment or two before the spell took effect, he was aware of all the sounds around him: rain splashing on… — 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
![“As [Norrell] watched she was seized by a fit of coughing that continued for some moments, and during that time Sir Walter appeared most uncomfortable. He did not look at the young woman (though he looked everywhere else in the room). He picked up a gilt ornament from a little table by his side…” quote by Susanna Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/daa/susanna-clarke-1559_humor_as-norrell-watched-she-was-seized-by-a-f_2892521.jpg)
