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Primal fears, ancient legends, and modern neuroses combine in a modern faerie tale... that's really about identity and acceptance (accepting yourself, accepting others, and being accepted). Creative, funny, insightful, and dark; it's magic, in all so
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"A re-read, and I think I’m thinking even more highly of it than the first read. The “grass is greener” through line is really well done, and surprisingly apropos in a tale incorporating myth and a little bit of magic." — Mar 29, 2025 11:59AM
"A re-read, and I think I’m thinking even more highly of it than the first read. The “grass is greener” through line is really well done, and surprisingly apropos in a tale incorporating myth and a little bit of magic." — Mar 29, 2025 11:59AM
“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.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. “I suppose a magician might,” he admitted, “but a gentleman never could.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
“You get what anybody gets - you get a lifetime.”
― The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
― The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
“Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:
- I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
- I shall fear only God.
- I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
- I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
- I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.”
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- I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
- I shall fear only God.
- I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
- I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
- I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.”
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“It is like a lighted torch whose flame can be distributed to ever so many other torches which people may bring along; and therewith they will cook food and dispel darkness, while the original torch itself remains burning ever the same. It is even so with the bliss of the Way.”
― The Sutra Of The Forty-Two Sections
― The Sutra Of The Forty-Two Sections
“There is a loftier ambition than to stand high in the world. It is to step down and lift mankind a little higher.”
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