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Magic Quotes by Catherynne M. Valente

15 Magic quotes by Catherynne M. Valente

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If you love the way Valente spins wonder into words, this handful of her musings on magic offers a quick taste of her dreamy style. Each line hints at the mythic threads she weaves, making it a pleasant stop for anyone craving a sprinkle of the extraordinary.

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“A Bank is but a college of Fiscal Magic.”

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Magic does that. It wastes you away. Once it grips you by the ear, the real world gets quieter and quieter, until…

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“I expect everyone in Boston has something like that ring, which is why I am glad I have never been to Boston.”

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“Music has more rules than math or magic and it's twice as dangerous as both or either.”

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“That's just the first part. What others call you, you become. It's a terrible magic that everyone can do — so do…

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Koschei, Koschei,” she whispered. “What would I have been if I had never seen the birds? I am no one; I am…

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“Yes, Marya thought, the smell of woodsmoke and old snow pushing back her long black hair. Magic does that. It wastes you…

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It is such hard work to keep your heart hidden! And worse, by the time you find it easy, it will be…

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“In addition to all the other kinds of magic there is Yes Magic and No Magic, and Mallow is wonderful fierce at…

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“Let me tell you something, kid," said Mrs. H of Boston and Beacon Hill. "Magic is just a word for what's left…

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“You have to be very specific when it comes to magic,” A-Through-L said sheepishly. “You must say things as carefully as you…

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She put her hand on her chest. “I have magic yet. If you will set the clock working again, then I must…

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“Time is the only magic, he said, "And Marids swim through time like the sea. Think: if you hurt yourself, and I…

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“Do you think I am a foo, Masha? All this time, and you speak to me as though I were a flighty…

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“All money is imaginary," answered the Calcatrix simply. "Money is magic everyone agrees to pretend is not magic. Observe! You treat it…

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“He considers it for a moment and spits out the seeds, which sprout, quickly, into tiny junkblossoms sizzling with recursive algorithms. The algorithms wriggle…

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“Truly, Mallow yearned to know everything. Curiosity was part of her, like her short blond hair and bitten fingernails.”

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“The cicada lies in the earth for seventeen years. It is warm and dark there, it is soft and wet. Its little legs curl…

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We all live inside the terrible engine of authority, and it grinds and shrieks and burns so that no one will say: lines on…

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Her heart was bruised by the kiss, smashed and surprised and unsettled by it. September thought kisses were all nice, sweet things asked for…

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“September put her hand on the grip of the Rivet Gun. She’d only just gotten it, and she’d promised to take copious notes for…

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Just tell yourself a story that'll satisfy you and pretend he told it.

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“You see, the future is a kind of stew, a soup, a vichyssoise of the present and the past. That's how you get the…

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Fairy tales have always been about getting through the worst of everything, the darkest and the deepest and the bloodiest of events. They are…

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