“Can a magician kill a man by magic?” Lord Wellington asked Strange. Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. “I suppose… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“It was as if a door had opened somewhere. Or possibly a series of doors. There was a sensation as of a… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“I have no cause to love Mr. Norrell- far from it. But I know this about him: he is a magician first… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
I know magicians and I know magic and I say this: all magicians lie and this one more than most. — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“If magic does not have friends in Yorkshire where may we find them?” — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“Ha!" he thought. “That will teach me to meddle with magic meant for kings! Norrell is right. Some magic is not meant… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
He hardly ever spoke of magic, and when he did it was like a history lesson and no one could bear to… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“But the other Ministers considered that to employ a magician was one thing, novelists were quite another and they would not stoop… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“It may be laid down as a general rule that if a man begins to sing, no one will take any notice… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
A piece of writing is like a piece of magic. You create something out of nothing. — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“Beware Stephen! There will probably be a magical combat of some sort. I daresay I shall have to take on different forms… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
Some years ago there was in the city of York a society of magicians. They met upon the third Wednesday of every… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“When you're writing, you're creating something out of nothing ... A successful piece of writing is like doing a successful piece of… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“That will teach me to meddle with magic meant for kings! Norrell is right. Some magic is not meant for ordinary magicians.… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
Can a magician kill a man by magic?” Lord Wellington asked Strange. Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. “I suppose… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“He had discovered that it was easier – far easier than any one could have supposed – to make oneself mad, but… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
There is nothing else in magic but the wild thought of the bird as it casts itself into the void. There is… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
Magic, madam, is like wine and, if you are not used to it, it will make you drunk. — 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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
