A Quotes
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“A mage's soul is forged in the crucible of the magic”
Source: The Soulforge: The Raistlin Chronicles, Volume One
“A maggot must be born i' the rotten cheese to like it.”
“A magia de um livro só funciona se o leitor também acredita nela”
“A magia do primeiro amor é inegável. Assim como o fascínio de amar uma mulher inesquecível.
E como negar a atração de céus noturnos, estrelas cadentes, e a maneira como Elle se iluminava sempre que olhava para elas?”
Source: The Promise of Stardust
“A magia existe nas mentes daqueles que acreditam nela, não em sua verdadeira influência sobre a realidade.”
Source: Hex
“A magia existe sim,
só que está nos olhos de quem vê”
Source: No Mundo da Luna
“A magic Adam never knew existed, yet he must somehow control it to survive.”
Source: Get Rich or Get Lucky
“A magic dwells in each beginning, protecting us, telling us how to live.”
“A magic effect is never completely finished.”
“A Magic Hour’s Dreaming by Stewart Stafford
Is there a sight more fair than wheaten fields,
Awaiting the sun's ambush to potently ignite?
Colour vibrates beyond the eye revealed,
To live, dance and breathe in honeyed light.
Nature’s palette, painted hues so bright,
Invites the bees to sip and man to dream,
Of engineered art, dazzling to the sight,
Authored lightning in a celestial seam.
The creator’s canvas, mint beyond decay,
Invites the inner child to replenish at source,
Where Nature’s staff casts shadows away,
Friendships bond as a trickling stream's course.
An eyeblink flash carved in history's tree,
Treasured riches pooled of those by our side.
For in sepia’s sunflower memory,
We court the hand of an agreeable bride.
Fading birdsong underscores this bottled time,
In butterfly hearts, the hourglass stilled sublime.
Autumn's leaves, ochre embers, curtsied fall,
Farewell Summer, until roused in New Year's call.
© 2024, Stewart Stafford. All rights reserved.”
“A magic leverage suddenly is caught
That moves the veiled Ineffable’s timeless will:
A prayer, a master act, a king idea
Can link man’s strength to a transcendent Force.
Then miracle is made the common rule,
One mighty deed can change the course of things;
A lonely thought becomes omnipotent.
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Source: Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol
“A magical blending of mystery, romance, and deep and dangerous secrets. Kelly Parra’s Invisible Touch is an action-packed coming-of-age novel, sure to keep readers turning pages and begging for a sequel.”
“A magical miracle gem beneath it all.”
“A magical portal opened inside my mind and conducted me into an astonishing world. [...] Before this moment I had divined but had never known with such positiveness that the world is extremely large and that suffering and toil are the companions and fellow warriors not only of Cretan, but of every man. [...] That by means of poetry all this suffering and effort could be transformed into dream; no matter how much of the ephemeral existed, poetry could immortalize it by turning it into song.”
“A magical potion is available to us today. That potion is called acceptance.
We are asked to accept many things: ourselves, as we are; our feelings, needs, desires, choices, and current status of being. Other people, as they are. The status of our relationships with them. Problems. Blessings. Financial status. Where we live. Our work, our tasks, our level of performance at these tasks.
Resistance will not move us forward, nor will it eliminate the undesirable. But even our resistance may need to be accepted. Even resistance yields to and is changed by acceptance.
Acceptance is the magic that makes change possible. It is not forever; it is for the present moment.
Acceptance is the magic that makes our present circumstances good. It brings peace and contentment and opens the door to growth, change, and moving forward.
It shines the light of positive energy on all that we have and are. Within the framework of acceptance, we figure out what we need to do to take care of ourselves.
Acceptance empowers the positive and tells God we have surrendered to the Plan. We have mastered today's lesson, and are ready to move on.
Today, I will accept. I will relinquish my need to be in resistance to myself and my environment. I will surrender. I will cultivate contentment and gratitude. I will move forward in joy by accepting where I am today.”
Source: The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditations on Codependency
“A magical ride and guide for kids who have just lost a tooth and are looking forward to exchanging it for a gift from the Tooth Fairy. Teaches them the importance of brushing, flossing, healthy food choices, and going to the dentist.”
Source: Tooth Fairy Wishes
“A magical thought, inspired by the books he had read. But magic . . . surely there was a little magic in the world. The people who denied the existence of magic, they were the ones that it went badly for.”
Source: Let The Right One In
“A magical universe was so terrifying because it was so irrational. There was no cause and effect anywhere.”
Source: The Greek Way
“A Magical vision, uplifting mind's perennial quest,while numberless shadows obscured the words flow.why must a Writer stop the play,for he has a cascade of stories and reasons to throw.”
“A magical, yet stirring story about a pack of wolves that needs to find their destiny in a landscape where man poses a threat.”
Source: The Destiny of the Wolves
“A magician creates magic and mesmerizes the audience. But it is a pantomime, and the audience knows that it’s a ruse. It’s in the name: a “magic trick”. They play along when the magician tugs his sleeves to show there is nothing hidden within them, or that the top hat is empty of a rabbit, or eggs, or flowers. Beneath the façade there is only sleight of hand, wires and contraptions, misdirection at a key moment.
“But what the audience does not realize is that it’s not always trickery. Or at least, not quite.”
Source: Shadowplay
“A magician is an actor playing the part of a magician.”
Source: Secrets of Conjuring and Magic: Or How to Become a Wizard
“A magician is strong because he feels pain. He feels the difference between what the world is and what he would make of it. Or what did you think that stuff in your chest was? A magician is strong because he hurts more than others. His wound is his strength.”
Source: The Magicians Trilogy
“A magician is strong because he feels the pain between what the
world is and what he would make of it.”
Source: The Magicians Trilogy
“A magician may step out without a purse, but he should never step out without a pack of playing cards.”
Source: Wealth of Words
“A magician must always value his magic effects more than himself, because after few years audience may not remember his name but they will remember his magic effect.”
“A magician only shows you magic. The one you love makes you feel it.”
“A magician reveals himself not only by the magic he presents but also by the respect and entertainment he gives to his audience.”
“A magician who pulls a rabbit out of his hat is applauded, but it hardly occurs to anyone to applaud the universe, which has pulled humans, rabbits, and every other living thing out of its hat, and even gifted humanity with the concept of God with its terrifying powers!”
“A magistrate is not a father; he must be just and severe. Only tyrants are fathers.”
“A magnanimidade é o maior milagre.”
Source: Monge Cientista
“A magnetic personality doesn't necessarily indicate a good heart.”
“A magnificent achievement that witnesses powerfully to the rich development, harmony, and piety of the Reformed faith.”
“A magnificent cause can overcome a prickly personality, but your ability to enchant people increases if they like you, so you should aspire to both. You’ll know that you’re likeable when you can communicate freely, casually, and comfortably with people.”
“A magnificent restoration awaits us. Christ comes in judgment; then restoration.”
“A Magnum Paucity by Stewart Stafford
Build the nation's mausoleum,
Light the people's funeral pyre,
For Hibernia's sons and daughters,
In genocide to expire.
Romantic Ireland has no grave,
It died foraging at the roadside for bites,
Or on a coffin ship out of reach of the New World,
An empire's boot on the throat for last rites.
Did you know your identity all along?
Or find it struggling and aghast?
Old Eireann was the first expendable colony,
And egregiously, not Britannia's last.
Constricting stomachs do not growl patriotic oaths,
Freedom is a stranger to a starved mind,
Force-feed our children grapes of wrath,
With liberation dead on the vine.
© Stewart Stafford, 2022. All rights reserved.”
“a magoa era grande, e o silêncio é linguá materna.”
Source: Uma delicada coleção de ausências
“A magpie can be happy or sad: sometimes so happy that he sits on a high, high gum tree and rolls the sunrise around in his throat like beads of pink sunlight; and sometimes so sad that you would expect the tears to drip off his beak.
This magpie was like that.”
Source: Magpie Island
“A magpie, seeing some light-colored object conspicuous on the empty slope, flew closer to look. but all that lay there was a splintered peg and a twisted length of wire.”
Source: Watership Down
“A magyar képviselőház padjainak négyszáznegyvenhárom ülése van, melyeknek ugyanannyi választókerület felel meg a térképen. Vannak különböző nagyságú, kaliberű, nemzetiségű, vallású választókerületek. Vannak drága és olcsó, szabott árú és ingyen megkapható választókerületek. Vannak kerületek, melyekben az alkotmány iránti buzgalom hihetetlen nagyfokú szomjat szokott felkölteni, mely okvetlen eloltásra vár; vannak olyanok, a mikben húsz szavazó jelen meg a választásra; megint olyanok, a mikben nyolczezer szavazót kell összehordani tíz mértföldnyi kerületből szekéren; vannak lelkes, tántoríthatlan választókerületek, kik tűzbe, vízbe mennek a kedvencz vezérükért, megint olyanok, kiknek minden választáskor új képviselő kell; vannak választókerületek, a mikért egész niebelungenharczot kell folytatni, aztán megint olyanok, a miket el lehet lopni.”
Source: Az élet komédiásai
“A magányban némán szemlélődőnek megfigyelései elmosódottabbak s mégis élesebbek, mint a társas emberéi, gondolatai súlyosabbak, különösebbek, és mindig van bennük leheletnyi bú. Képek, benyomások, amelyeket egy pillantással, nevetéssel, egy eszmecserével könnyedén el lehetne intézni, mértéken felül foglalkoztatják, elmélyülnek a hallgatásban, jelentőséget kapnak, élmény, kaland, érzés lesz belőlük. Magány termi az eredetiséget, a merészen, meghökkentően szépet, a költeményt. Ámde a magány termi a fonákot, az aránytalant, az abszurdot és a tilalmat is.”
Source: Death in Venice
“A maid’s love for her own children often forces her to pretend to love her employer’s children.”
“A maid’s yard, house, wardrobe, fridge, etc. sometimes also serve as her master’s dustbin or dumpsite.”
“A maid that laughs is half taken.”
Source: A compleat collection of English proverbs. To which is added, A collection of English words not generally used. Repr. verbatim from the ed. of 1768
“A maiden hath no tongue--but thought.”
Source: The merchant of Venice ...
“A maiden? Out here? And scented with festering carcasses?” Vladamir searched the forest that surrounded his castle. The hum of insects was quite clear on the morning air, and he noticed that the red bristled pigs grazing just beyond his walls were undisturbed. Nor could he detect movement within the barren limbs of the trees. Finally satisfied that the girl was alone, he turned his attention back to Ulric. He refused to show any interest in the maiden.
“Wake her and send her on her way.” He kept his voice passionless and made no effort to help the woman. “If she is dead, burn her, for I won’t tolerate that wretched smell in my bailey.”
“Should we not try to find out who she is first? Mayhap there are those who search fer her even now. Would you deny her kinsmen a proper burial?” Ulric protested quietly.
“Do as I command!” Vladamir insisted in a low growl. Even as he did so, he saw the knights that manned the wall look over the girl with curious stares. He heard their whispering as it drifted down, though he couldn’t make out their hasty words. He didn’t need to. The woman was more than likely a Saxon wench and they would wish to know whom, for none in the manor were missing. If she was dead, there was nothing he could do for her. He didn’t need this headache. His life was stressed enough.”
Source: Maiden and the Monster
“A maiden-woman, as independent as myself, need not envy any girl the doubtful blessing of a husband. I chose to be independent, and I am, and what more is there to be said about it?”
Source: That Affair Next Door
“A maiden's first kiss cometh hard, yea, it is as the first olive out of a bottle, requiring much skill; but the rest are easy.”
“A maidenhead, the virgin's trouble
Is well-compare-d to a bubble
on a navigable river
Soon 'tis touched t'is gone forever”
Source: Selected Poems and Prose of John Clare
“A main cause of philosophical disease-an unbalanced diet: one nourishes one's thinking with only one kind of example.”