“I’ll accompany you too, fair lady,” said Reven. “I would fain meet your grandmother.” “You would what?” said Elfwyn. “He means he’d like to,” said Jinx. Some of the books in Simon’s house used old-fashioned words like that.” — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“I was banished,” said Reven proudly. “What for?” Elfwyn pressed. “The king said I was anathema.” “He doesn’t like athemas?” “Anathema means, like, accursed,”… — Sage Blackwood Copy Share
“...if you spent all your time being protected, you never got to find out anything new.” — Sage Blackwood Copy Share
