Jonathan

“Ha!' said the tall man drily. 'He was in high luck. Rich old uncles who die are in shockingly short supply.”
― Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

“Some years ago there was in the city of York a society of magicians. They met upon the third Wednesday of every month and read each other long, dull papers upon the history of English magic.”
― Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

“Time and I have quarrelled. All hours are midnight now. I had a clock and a watch, but I destroyed them both. I could not bear the way they mocked me.”
― Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell