Drawing teaches habits of close observation that will always be useful.

Ha!' said the tall man drily. 'He was in high luck. Rich old uncles who die are in shockingly short supply.

It is these black clothes," said Strange. "I am like a leftover piece of funeral, condemned to walk about the Town, frightening people into thinking of their own mortality.

He understood for the first time that the world is not dumb at all, but merely waiting for someone to speak to it in a language it understands.

How is a magician to exist without books? Let someone explain that to me. It is like asking a politician to achieve high office without the benefit of bribes or patronage.

Magic, madam, is like wine and, if you are not used to it, it will make you drunk.

She wore a gown the color of storms, shadows, and rain and a necklace of broken promises and regrets.