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Susanna Clarke Quotes

This is a very grave matter, punishable by... well, I do not exactly know what, but something rather severe, I should imagine Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you my graciously permit all the most beautiful ladies in the land to wait in line to kiss your hands and fall in love with you Picture Quote #1

All these details took but a moment to apprehend yet the impression made upon Mr. Segundus by the two ladies was unusually vivid - almost supernaturally so - like images in a delirium. A queer shock thrilled through his whole being his senses were overwhelmed and he fainted away Picture Quote #1

Mr. Segundus began to suspect that they had an uneventful morning, and that when a strange gentleman had walked into the room and dropt down in a swoon, they were rather pleased than otherwise Picture Quote #1

To be more precise it was the color of heartache Picture Quote #1

Lovers are rarely the most rational beings in creation Picture Quote #1

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It is curious and we magicians collect curiosities, you know Picture Quote #1

All books are doors; and some of them are wardrobes Picture Quote #1

There must come a time when the bullets will run out Picture Quote #1

It was an old fashioned house - the sort of house in fact, as Strange expressed it, which a lady in a novel might like to be persecuted in Picture Quote #1

And all the nursemaids and kitchen maids I ever knew when I was a child, always had a aunt, who knew a woman, whose first cousin's boy had been put into just such a box, and had never been seen again Picture Quote #1

It was difficult to image quite where this gentleman [a statue] could have come from: he was a little too cheerful for a saint in a church and not quite comical enough for a coffee-house sign Picture Quote #1

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The old King is dead. The new King approaches! And at his approach the world sheds its sorrow. The sings of the old King dissolve like morning mist! The world assumes the character of the new. His virtues fill up the wood and world! Picture Quote #1

The land is all too shallow it is painted on the sky and trembles like the wind-shook rain when the raven king passed by Picture Quote #1

Well, Henry, you can cease frowning at me. If I am a magician, I am a very indifferent one. Other adepts summon up fairy-spirits and long-dead kings. I appear to have conjured the spirit of a banker Picture Quote #1

How quickly was every bad thing discovered to be the fault of the previous administration (an evil set of men who wedded general stupidity to wickedness of purpose) Picture Quote #1

The governess was not much liked in the village. She was too tall, too fond of books, too grave, and, a curious thing, never smiled unless there was something to smile at Picture Quote #1

The pigment must be mixed with the tears of spinsters of good family, who must live long lives of impeccable virtue and die without ever having had a day of true happiness Picture Quote #1

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And what do you keep in such a pretty little box, sir? Snuff?' Oh, no! It is a great treasure of mine that I wish Lady Pole to wear tonight!' He opened the box and showed Stephen a small, white finger Picture Quote #1

She wore a gown the color of storms, shadows, and rain and a necklace of broken promises and regrets Picture Quote #1

... He danced with a young woman with no hair, but who wore a wig of shining beetles that swarmed and seethed on her head. His third partner complained bitterly whenever Stephen's hand happened to brush her gown; she said it put her gown of its singing; and, when Stephen looked down, he saw that her gown was indeed covered with tiny mouths which opened and sang a little tune in a series of high, errie notes Picture Quote #1

Alexander of Whitby taught that the universe is like a tapestry only parts of which are visible to us at a time. After we are dead, we will see the whole and then it will be clear to us how the different parts relate to each other Picture Quote #1

But that is not to say that there might not be someone in the world - I do not say I have seen him yet - whom I would be a little afraid to look at sometimes - for fear that he might be looking sad - or lost - or thoughtful, or - what, you know, might seem the worst of all - brooding on some private anger or hurt and so not knowing or caring if I looked at him at all Picture Quote #1

I know magicians and I know magic and I say this: all magicians lie and this one more than most Picture Quote #1

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He gave her his heart. She took it and placed it quietly in the pocket of her gown. No one observed what she did Picture Quote #1

It has been remarked (by a lady infinitely cleverer than the present author) how kindly disposed the world in general feels to young people who either die or marry Picture Quote #1

Houses, like people, are apt to become rather eccentric if left too much on their own; this house was the architectural equivalent of an old gentleman in a worn dressing-gown and torn slippers, who got up and went to bed at odd times of day, and who kept up a continual conversation with friends no one else could see Picture Quote #1

... in the old days, silvery bells would often sound just as some Englishman or Englishwoman of particular virtue or beauty was about to be stolen away by fairies to live in strange, ghostly lands for ever Picture Quote #1

For this is England where a man's neighbours will never suffer him to live entirely bereft of society, let him be as dry and sour-faced as he may Picture Quote #1

It is also true that his hair had a reddish tinge and, as everybody knows, no one with red hair can ever truly be said to be handsome Picture Quote #1

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This is a very grave matter, punishable by... well, I do not exactly know what, but something rather severe, I should imagine (Susanna Clarke Quotes) Sometimes you my graciously permit all the most beautiful ladies in the land to wait in line to kiss your hands and fall in love with you (Susanna Clarke Quotes) All these details took but a moment to apprehend yet the impression made upon Mr. Segundus by the two ladies was unusually vivid - almost supernaturally so - like images in a delirium. A queer shock thrilled through his whole being his senses were overwhelmed and he fainted away (Susanna Clarke Quotes) Mr. Segundus began to suspect that they had an uneventful morning, and that when a strange gentleman had walked into the room and dropt down in a swoon, they were rather pleased than otherwise (Susanna Clarke Quotes) To be more precise it was the color of heartache (Susanna Clarke Quotes) Lovers are rarely the most rational beings in creation (Susanna Clarke Quotes) It is curious and we magicians collect curiosities, you know (Susanna Clarke Quotes) All books are doors; and some of them are wardrobes (Susanna Clarke Quotes) There must come a time when the bullets will run out (Susanna Clarke Quotes) It was an old fashioned house - the sort of house in fact, as Strange expressed it, which a lady in a novel might like to be persecuted in (Susanna Clarke Quotes) And all the nursemaids and kitchen maids I ever knew when I was a child, always had a aunt, who knew a woman, whose first cousin's boy had been put into just such a box, and had never been seen again (Susanna Clarke Quotes) It was difficult to image quite where this gentleman [a statue] could have come from: he was a little too cheerful for a saint in a church and not quite comical enough for a coffee-house sign (Susanna Clarke Quotes) The old King is dead. The new King approaches! And at his approach the world sheds its sorrow. The sings of the old King dissolve like morning mist! The world assumes the character of the new. His virtues fill up the wood and world! (Susanna Clarke Quotes) The land is all too shallow it is painted on the sky and trembles like the wind-shook rain when the raven king passed by (Susanna Clarke Quotes) Well, Henry, you can cease frowning at me. If I am a magician, I am a very indifferent one. Other adepts summon up fairy-spirits and long-dead kings. I appear to have conjured the spirit of a banker (Susanna Clarke Quotes) How quickly was every bad thing discovered to be the fault of the previous administration (an evil set of men who wedded general stupidity to wickedness of purpose) (Susanna Clarke Quotes) The governess was not much liked in the village. She was too tall, too fond of books, too grave, and, a curious thing, never smiled unless there was something to smile at (Susanna Clarke Quotes) The pigment must be mixed with the tears of spinsters of good family, who must live long lives of impeccable virtue and die without ever having had a day of true happiness (Susanna Clarke Quotes) And what do you keep in such a pretty little box, sir? Snuff?' Oh, no! It is a great treasure of mine that I wish Lady Pole to wear tonight!' He opened the box and showed Stephen a small, white finger (Susanna Clarke Quotes) She wore a gown the color of storms, shadows, and rain and a necklace of broken promises and regrets (Susanna Clarke Quotes) ... He danced with a young woman with no hair, but who wore a wig of shining beetles that swarmed and seethed on her head. His third partner complained bitterly whenever Stephen's hand happened to brush her gown; she said it put her gown of its singing; and, when Stephen looked down, he saw that her gown was indeed covered with tiny mouths which opened and sang a little tune in a series of high, errie notes (Susanna Clarke Quotes) Alexander of Whitby taught that the universe is like a tapestry only parts of which are visible to us at a time. After we are dead, we will see the whole and then it will be clear to us how the different parts relate to each other (Susanna Clarke Quotes) But that is not to say that there might not be someone in the world - I do not say I have seen him yet - whom I would be a little afraid to look at sometimes - for fear that he might be looking sad - or lost - or thoughtful, or - what, you know, might seem the worst of all - brooding on some private anger or hurt and so not knowing or caring if I looked at him at all (Susanna Clarke Quotes) I know magicians and I know magic and I say this: all magicians lie and this one more than most (Susanna Clarke Quotes) He gave her his heart. She took it and placed it quietly in the pocket of her gown. No one observed what she did (Susanna Clarke Quotes) It has been remarked (by a lady infinitely cleverer than the present author) how kindly disposed the world in general feels to young people who either die or marry (Susanna Clarke Quotes) Houses, like people, are apt to become rather eccentric if left too much on their own; this house was the architectural equivalent of an old gentleman in a worn dressing-gown and torn slippers, who got up and went to bed at odd times of day, and who kept up a continual conversation with friends no one else could see (Susanna Clarke Quotes) ... in the old days, silvery bells would often sound just as some Englishman or Englishwoman of particular virtue or beauty was about to be stolen away by fairies to live in strange, ghostly lands for ever (Susanna Clarke Quotes) For this is England where a man's neighbours will never suffer him to live entirely bereft of society, let him be as dry and sour-faced as he may (Susanna Clarke Quotes) It is also true that his hair had a reddish tinge and, as everybody knows, no one with red hair can ever truly be said to be handsome (Susanna Clarke Quotes)

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