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title: "5 Alex-verus Quotes By Benedict Jacka"
description: "5 Alex-verus quotes by Benedict Jacka. Plus more from Benedict Jacka and more Alex-verus sayings from other authors."
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> [“I don’t sell spells, and I don’t sell tricks. I don’t carry illusions or marked cards or weighted coins. I can not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/i-don-t-sell-spells-and-i-don-t-sell-tricks-i-don-t-carry-illusions/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

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> [“The noise makes your heart jump, but hearing a sniper bullet is a good thing. The bullet outruns the sound wave; if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/the-noise-makes-your-heart-jump-but-hearing-a-sniper-bullet-is-a-good/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

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> [“Congrats, you’ve just had your first assassination attempt.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/congrats-you-ve-just-had-your-first-assassination-attempt/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/726/benedict-jacka-32506_alex-verus_congrats-you-ve-just-had-your-first-assa_1106102.jpg)

> [“My would-be assassin was a very good shot.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/my-would-be-assassin-was-a-very-good-shot/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

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> [“As I walked, I started making a list of everyone in the mage world whom I’d opposed, fought with, or otherwise irritated.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/as-i-walked-i-started-making-a-list-of-everyone-in-the-mage-world/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

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## More by Benedict Jacka

> [“I don’t sell spells, and I don’t sell tricks. I don’t carry illusions or marked cards or weighted coins. I can not sell you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/i-don-t-sell-spells-and-i-don-t-sell-tricks-i-don-t-carry-illusions/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

> [“I've heard of a guy in Chicago who advertises in the phone book under "Wizard",though that's probably a urban legend.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/i-ve-heard-of-a-guy-in-chicago-who-advertises-in-the-phone-book-under/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

> [“Those of us who do like visitors have to advertise, and it’s tricky to find a way of doing it that doesn’t make you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/those-of-us-who-do-like-visitors-have-to-advertise-and-it-s-tricky-to/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

> [“It wasn’t a passing shower but a steady drumbeat of water, the kind of rain that settles in, puts its feet up and makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/it-wasn-t-a-passing-shower-but-a-steady-drumbeat-of-water-the-kind-of/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

> [“The noise makes your heart jump, but hearing a sniper bullet is a good thing. The bullet outruns the sound wave; if it’s on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/the-noise-makes-your-heart-jump-but-hearing-a-sniper-bullet-is-a-good/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

> [“Congrats, you’ve just had your first assassination attempt.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/congrats-you-ve-just-had-your-first-assassination-attempt/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

> [“My would-be assassin was a very good shot.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/my-would-be-assassin-was-a-very-good-shot/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

> [“Starbreeze doesn't rest, doesn't sleep and can hear anything carried on moving air. It'd make her the perfect spy, except that most of what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/starbreeze-doesn-t-rest-doesn-t-sleep-and-can-hear-anything-carried/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

> [“For years I'd been trying to forget..., locking it up and burying it deep in my memory. The journey... had shattered that, bringing it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/for-years-i-d-been-trying-to-forget-locking-it-up-and-burying-it-deep/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

> [“Other mages have an odd attitude towards diviners. By the standards of, say, elemental mages. We can't gate, we can't attack, we can't shield,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/other-mages-have-an-odd-attitude-towards-diviners-by-the-standards-of/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

> [“Russell Square is one of the odder areas of London.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/russell-square-is-one-of-the-odder-areas-of-london/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

> [“Maybe you’ve already guessed by now, and you’re sitting there wondering how I could take so long to figure it out. If you are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/maybe-you-ve-already-guessed-by-now-and-you-re-sitting-there/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

> [“Somehow, though, neither her clothes nor her features seemed to matter—they were the adornments of a painting or a picture, not the real thing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/somehow-though-neither-her-clothes-nor-her-features-seemed-to-matter/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

> [“As I walked, I started making a list of everyone in the mage world whom I’d opposed, fought with, or otherwise irritated. After I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/as-i-walked-i-started-making-a-list-of-everyone-in-the-mage-world/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

> [“If you can’t have another ally,” I said at last, “next best thing is to give your enemy another enemy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-jacka/if-you-can-t-have-another-ally-i-said-at-last-next-best-thing-is-to/)

[Benedict Jacka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-jacka/)

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