Summoned Quotes

72 quotes by 66 authors

Every universe, our own included, begins in conversation. Every golem in the history of the world, from Rabbi Hanina's delectable goat to the river-clay Frankenstein… — Michael Chabon
Wishes cannot be summoned up or kept away at will. They come from deeper within us than good or bad intentions. And they spring up… — Michael Ende
That did it. I'd gone through a lot in the past few days. Everyone I met seemed to want a piece of me: djinn, magicians,… — Jonathan Stroud
Calonice: My dear Lysistrata, just what is this matter you've summoned us women to consider.What's up? Something big? Lysistrata: Very big. Calonice: (interested) Is it… — Aristophanes
Shadowfax tossed his head and cried aloud, as if a trumpet had summoned him to battle. Then he sprang forward. Fire flew from his feet;… — J.R.R. Tolkien
A Witch is born out of the true hungers of her time,â€ she said. â€œI was born out of New York. The things that are… — Ray Bradbury
If on Judgement Day I were summoned by St. Peter to give testimony to the used-to-be sheriff's act of kindness, I would be unable to… — Maya Angelou
As if she had summoned them, a flurry of stones flew out of the darkness, striking his mail, pinging off his helm. One hit his… — Hilari Bell
There once was a miller with a daughter as lovely as a grape. He told the king that she could spin gold out of common… — Anne Sexton
What are you doing in Nicky's room, Rachel? Oooh! He summoned you to the west coast, didn't he? Did you kill him? Good for you… — Kim Harrison
These memories sustained him, but not so easily. Too often they reminded him of where he was when he last summoned them. They lay on… — Ian Mcewan
I can't run no more with that lawless crowd while the killers in high places say their prayers out loud. But they've summoned, they've summoned… — Leonard Cohen
Then there were the shabti, magical figurines that were supposed to come to life when summoned. A few months ago, Iâ€™d fallen for a girl… — Rick Riordan
Good night.' Diana summoned all the dignity that she could manage in her bedraggled state and began to move back up the beach. Her dress… — Anna Godbersen
Suddenly summoned to witness something great and horrendous, we keep fighting not to reduce it to our own smallness. — John Updike
We got an expression ride back to the palace of Hades. Nico sent word ahead, thanks to some ghost he summoned out of the ground,… — Rick Riordan
The demon's eyes flicked to mine, his smile widening. "This is Nicholas Gregory Sparagmos's room," he said, and my breath caught. "Delightful, just delightful! What… — Kim Harrison
She raised her eyebrows in a look that she hoped conveyed how much she was all right with him leaving her. After all, he was… — Marissa Meyer
Can't you just keep your big mouth shut?" Brian said furiously to Nan. He pointed to Chrestomanci. "How do we know he's safe? For all… — Diana Wynne Jones
Actually I'd always thought he sat in the library with a slim volume of metaphysical poetry until the commissioner called him on the bat phone… — Ben Aaronovitch

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