Magic Quotes - page 9

I believe that there is luminosity hiding in the shadow of the mundane. And things that hover at the periphery of our vision. If that's magic, then I believe in it. (Natasha Mostert)
I didn't care...about heroes who could read minds or walk through walls or do magic. The heroes I liked had courage and knew more real stuff than those who opposed them. View quote
Homer Hickam
The decision to write full-time meant I couldn't afford to buy a house. A friend kindly offered me the use of his apartment in a thirty-six-story building full of newlywed couples in the southern area of Jakarta. I didn't like my working space at first, but the scenery and everything going on outside have worked their magic on me. View quote
Andrea Hirata
Every year I spend one month just sailing, but I still work when I'm on the boat. You never separate work from leisure. A boat is like a magic world, like a little island. View quote
Renzo Piano
But magic is neither good nor evil. It is a tool, like a knife. Is a knife evil? Only if the wielder is evil. View quote
Rick Riordan
You know how teachers tell you the magic word is 'please'? That's not true. The magic word is 'puke'. It will get you out of class faster than anything else. View quote
Rick Riordan
A long white ribbon shot out of the crack in the wall. The ribbon just kept coming, weaving itself into some kind of shape next to Anubis, and my first thought was, My god, he's got a magic roll of toilet paper. View quote
Rick Riordan
I must admit I'm impressed, Sadie. You controlled your magic and controlled Isis. And you, Carter, did well turning into a lizard. View quote
Rick Riordan
I wanted to keep things as normal as possible for the trainees, so I led my usual morning class. I called it Magic Problem-Solving 101. The trainees called it Whatever Works. View quote
Rick Riordan
If anybody felt worse than I did, it was Amos. I had just enough magic to turn myself into a falcon and him into a hamster (hey, I was rushed!) View quote
Rick Riordan
So for Magic Problem-Solving 101, we headed to the training room and blew stuff up. (Rick Riordan)
I held out my dad's magic box and let it o, sure it would smash to the floor. Instead, the box disappeared. "Cool,” I said. "Sure you I can get it back?” "No,” Bast said. "Now come on! View quote
Rick Riordan
Throwing down your staff may sound like a sign of surrender, but in Egyptian magic, it's bad news. It usually means, 'Hey, I'm going to summon a big nasty thing to kill you while I stand safely inside my circle and laugh'. View quote
Rick Riordan
I seriously needed an extra-strength magic pillow, because my ba refused to stay put. [And no, Sadie, I don't think wrapping my head in duct tape would've worked either. ]. View quote
Rick Riordan
Analysis destroys wholes. Some things, magic things, are meant to stay whole. If you look at their pieces, they go away. View quote
Robert James Waller
It's a map of a non-existent coast under an imaginary constellation on an impossible sky in-” he grunted, twisting something-"the middle of a ring of meaningless numbers. That's why it's powerful. That's why it's magic. View quote
Samuel R. Delany
You understand, Pryn, I don't believe in any of it: magic, miracles, religion, the calling of the gods, named or unnamed. View quote
Samuel R. Delany
Seek wisdom in books, rare manuscripts, and cryptic poems if you will, but seek it out also in simple stones, and fragile herbs, and in the cries of wild birds. Listen to the whisperings of the wind and the roar of water if you would discover magic, for it is here that the old secrets are preserved. View quote
Scott Cunningham
Trees have from time immemorial been closely associated with magic. These stout members of the vegetable kingdom may stand for as long as a thousand years, and tower far above our mortal heads. As such they are symbols and keepers of unlimited power, longevity, and timelessness. An untouched forest, studded with trees of all ages, sizes and types, is more than a mysterious, magical place - it is one of the energy reservoirs of nature. Within its boundaries stand ancient and new sentinels, guardians of the universal force which has manifested on the the Earth. . . . View quote
Scott Cunningham
Magic is love. All magic should be performed out of love. The moment anger or hatred tinges your magic, you have crossed the border into a dangerous world, one that will ultimately consume you. View quote
Scott Cunningham
The outside lights were on, and it was snowing, and it looked like magic. Like we were somewhere else. Like we were someplace better. (Stephen Chbosky)
I know magicians and I know magic and I say this: all magicians lie and this one more than most. View quote
Susanna Clarke
Can a magician kill a man by magic?” Lord Wellington asked Strange. Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. "I suppose a magician might,” he admitted, "but a gentleman never could. View quote
Susanna Clarke
A piece of writing is like a piece of magic. You create something out of nothing. View quote
Susanna Clarke
Magic, madam, is like wine and, if you are not used to it, it will make you drunk. View quote
Susanna Clarke