Quote by Susanna Clarke Download Open image ““..(As to what they might be resting upon, Stephen was determined not to consider).”” — Susanna Clarke ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“I, or any mortal at any time, may be utterly mistaken as to the situation he is really in.” — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
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“She realized that adventures, once they were over, were things that had to stay inside one--that no one else could quite understand.” — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“They had slept in the shelter of the ruins, though neither of them really got true rest.” — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“And they were killers. Of course they were; what would anyone expect them to be?” — Michael Herr Copy Share Image
“There are things that will not have themselves buried and put out of sight, as though they had never been.” — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
“...the souls of none of them were dead, but only sleeping; now and then they would waken, and these were cruel times.” — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
“Alex nodded. This did indeed make sense, providing that one was prepared to cast away all that three hundred years of scientific discovery had… — Martin Dukes Copy Share Image
“...he found it difficult to discuss any of his activities, which seemed to him no more than the hole through which he was falling.” — Peter Ackroyd Copy Share Image
“it. I was venturing into a wilderness many had explored before me, crossing the threshold separating those who had killed from those who had… — Viet Thanh Nguyen Copy Share Image
“And, truth be told, I'm curious myself. I wouldn't want Goodfellow dying before we ever resolved our duel. That would be unfortunate.” — Julie Kagawa 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 into the house and bringing with it the half-remembered scents of childhood. There was a shift in the light which seemed to cause all the shadows in the room to fall differently. There was nothing more… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share
“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 all have souls and desires, and are either masculine or feminine. Perhaps this explains the extraordinary sympathy for madness which fairies exhibit. For example, it used to be well known that when fairies hid themselves from… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share
