Books Quote by Thomas Carlyle

“All that mankind has done, thought, gained, or been; it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books.”

— Thomas Carlyle

All that mankind has done, thought or been: it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books.

— Thomas Carlyle

“Magic was well-crafted lies woven into stories no one believed were true, even though they delighted in seeing the convincing falsehood with their own…

— Gwenda Bond

“The rules of magic, my dear, are best not discussed. For once we understand the illusion, we no longer believe in it.”

— Libba Bray

“I believe in the magic and in the authority of words”

— René Char

“Human beings are complicated, thorny, messy things. But those unquantifiable qualities are also what make magic happen.”

— Laszlo Bock

“I believe in the magic we carry in all our actions”

— MBarreto Condado

“I know you all think I'm a magician, but I'm not. The magic comes out of the books themselves, and I have no more…

— Cornelia Funke

“All magicians lie and this one more than most,”

— Susanna Clarke

“To burn the witch is to admit that magic exists.”

— Erin Anastasia

“I believe in the magic and authority of words.”

— René Char

“Magic has always been about seizing power or subverting it, the goal in either case being freedom from the conditions of reality in which…

— Gordon White