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“Much evil must befall a country before it wholly forgets the Elves, if once they dwelt there.”

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J.R.R. Tolkien was an English writer, best known for his fantasy literature, most notably The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit. His works have had a profound impact on modern fantasy literature. more

“Ripe vegetables were magic to me. Unharvested, the garden bristled with possibility. I would quicken at the sight of a ripe tomato, sounding its redness from deep amidst the undifferentiated green. To lift a bean plant's hood of heartshaped leaves and discover a clutch of long slender pods handing underneath could make me catch my breath.”

Long Magic Possibility Garden Sight Breaths Green Plant Lifts Vegetables Beans Ripe Hood Tomatoes Clutch Slender

Book:Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

Source: Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

“One can imagine the government's problem. This is all pretty magical stuff to them. If I were trying to terminate the operations of a witch coven, I'd probably seize everything in sight. How would I tell the ordinary household brooms from the getaway vehicles?”

Ifs Trying Problem Government Stuff Imagination Imagine Magic Ordinary Sight Operations Witch Vehicle Household Brooms Getaways

Author:John Perry Barlow

“But Shakespeare's magic could not copied be; Within that circle none durst walk but he.”

Walks Magic Circles

Book:The Poetical Works of John Dryden

Source: The Poetical Works of John Dryden

“I find myself in a new and strange position here: President, cabinet, Gen. Scott, and all deferring to me. By some strange operation of magic I seem to have become the power of the land.”

Seems President Power Magic Land Position Strange Operations Cabinets

Book:McClellan's Own Story: The War for the Union

Source: McClellan's Own Story: The War for the Union

“True magic therefore is the high knowledge of the more subtle powers that have not yet been acknowledged by science up to this date because the methods of scrutiny that have been applied so far do not suffice for their grasping, understanding and utilization, although the laws of magic are analogous to all official sciences of the world.”

World Has Beens Law Understanding Knowledge Magic Method Officials Subtle Scrutiny Grasping Utilization

Author:Franz Bardon

“MAGIC, n. An art of converting superstition into coin. There are other arts serving the same high purpose, but the discreet lexicographer does not name them.”

Doe Art Purpose Names Magic Serving Superstitions Coins Converting Discreet Lexicographer

Book:The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

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