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

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.

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

There must come a time when the bullets will run out

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

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.

All books are doors; and some of them are wardrobes.