“The king killed his brother, who was actually king, so that he could be king. Then the dead king’s wife and baby… — Sage Blackwood Copy Share Image
“I was banished,” said Reven proudly. “What for?” Elfwyn pressed. “The king said I was anathema.” “He doesn’t like athemas?” “Anathema means,… — Sage Blackwood Copy Share Image
“I’ll accompany you too, fair lady,” said Reven. “I would fain meet your grandmother.” “You would what?” said Elfwyn. “He means he’d… — Sage Blackwood Copy Share Image
“Hm. Didn’t you use to be a lot smaller?” “Yes,” said Jinx. “Because I used to be six.” — Sage Blackwood Copy Share Image
“I’m not sure how people drink out of skulls,” Jinx added. Calvin had too many holes in him to make a good… — Sage Blackwood Copy Share Image
“Prognosticatory magic is slippery stuff,” Miss Ellicott went on. “It is difficult to see the Will-Be, and even the Ago can be wavery and… — Sage Blackwood Copy Share Image
“On his good days, he tried to teach me everything he knew." "What about his bad days?" "On his bad days, he generally thought… — Sage Blackwood Copy Share Image
“The king killed his brother, who was actually king, so that he could be king. Then the dead king’s wife and baby disappeared, on… — Sage Blackwood Copy Share Image
“If this was a story that was coming to an end, then my curse would be magically fixed because everyting would have to come… — Sage Blackwood Copy Share Image
“It was really difficult to believe you had a right to argue when you were confronted by wise-looking men telling you that you did… — Sage Blackwood Copy Share Image
“That's the only one left. That nice old wizard who used to live there---" "Egbert the Onion?" "Even when he thought he was an… — Sage Blackwood Copy Share Image
“Who was he?” “A magician who took me in after I left the Bone-master. On his good days, he tried to teach me everything… — Sage Blackwood Copy Share Image
“It seems to me,” said Miss Flivvers, who had been in a sour mood, “that once you’re up on a pedestal, you can’t take… — Sage Blackwood Copy Share Image
“There was no wall in her time.” “Right. And Queen Haywith refused to have one. She said a wall becomes a wall in the… — Sage Blackwood Copy Share Image
“She did not curtsy. She was neither shamefast nor biddable. She was not afraid of them. She had ridden a dragon.” — Sage Blackwood Copy Share Image
“you're afraid?" "Of course not!" "Good" Reven slapped him in the back. "Faint heart, never win fair lady!" "Dead heart never won fair lady… — Sage Blackwood Copy Share Image
“Many things in life are difficult," said Reven, choosing his words carefully. "But to those who persevere, all things are possible. ” — Sage Blackwood Copy Share Image
