There is nothing else in magic but the wild thought of the bird as it casts itself into the void. There is no creature upon the earth with such potential for magic. Even the least of them may fly straight out of this world and come by chance to the Other Lands. Where does the wind come from that blows upon your face, that fans the pages of your book? Where the harum-scarum magic of small wild creatures meets the magic of Man, where the language of the wind and the rain and the trees can be understood, there we will find the Raven King.

I know magicians and I know magic and I say this: all magicians lie and this one more than most.

You mean to say he became mad deliberately?' ...Nothing is more likely,' said the duke.

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

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

you must learn to live as I do - in the face of constant criticism, opposition and censure. That, sir, is the English way.

Mr. Robinson was a polished sort of person. He was so clean and healthy and pleased about everything that he positively shone - which is only to be expected in a fairy or an angel, but is somewhat disconcerting in an attorney.