A Thaum is the basic unit of magical strength. It has been universally established as the amount of magic needed to create one small white pigeon or three normal-sized billiard balls.

I’ve seen excitement, and I’ve seen boredom. And boredom was best.

Insofar as he'd formed any opinion of her, it was that she suffered from misplaced gentility and the mistaken belief that etiquette meant good breeding. She mistook mannerisms for manners.

Quick, someone's coming! Look real!

People don't like to say Fantasy they say Magic Realism which means Fantasy written by somebody I went to university with.

Correct observation followed by meticulous deduction and the precise visualization of goals is vital to the success of any enterprise.

And it came to pass that in time the Great God Om spake unto Brutha, the Chosen One: "Psst!