“Time is the only magic, he said, "And Marids swim through time like the sea. Think: if you hurt yourself, and I bandage it, and after weeks and weeks it gets well and there's no scar, that's not magic at… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“As Mab explains to Will why using magic has to hurt…"Think about guns. If it hurt you to shoot a gun, don't you think people would think harder about when and where and why they did it?” — Tessa Gratton Copy Share Image