“Slender Youth. A tour companion who may be either a lost prince or a girl/princess in disguise. In the latter case it is tactful to pretend you think she is a boy. She/he will be ignorant, hasty and shy, and will need hauling out of trouble quite a lot. But she/he will grow up in the course of the Tour. In fact she/he will be the only Companion who will change in any way. Quite often, she/he will soon exhibit a very useful talent for magic and end up by hauling everyone else out of trouble. But this will not be until midway through your second brochure.” ThinkingWayNeedsMayEndsFactsGirlCoursesLostGrowsBoysCasesGrowing UpTroubleMagicTalentYouthIgnorantLatterShyCompanionPrincessDisguiseExhibitsSlenderHastyMidwayBrochures Author:Diana Wynne Jones
“Matthew kept hinting that his desire - for blood, chiefly- was so strong that it put everything else at risk. But vampires weren’t the only creatures who had to manage such strong impulses. Much of what qualified as magic was simply desire in action. Witchcraft was different- that took spells and rituals. But magic? A wish, a need, a hunger too strong to be denied- these could turn into deeds when they cross a witch’s mind.” NeedsMindDifferentActionDesireTurnsStrongWishRiskMagicBloodCreaturesCrossesHungerDeedsManageVampireImpulseRitualWitchSpellsDeniedQualifiedWitchcraftMatthew Author:Deborah Harkness
“Men-kind shared this world for but a blink, then, sadly, they became enlightened, found science and religion. The new world of men left little room for magic or the magical creatures of old. Earth’s first children were driven into the shadows by flame and cold iron, by man’s insatiable need of conquest.” MenWorldNeedsFirstsKindChildrenLittlesEarthFoundLeftRoomsMagicThis WorldColdCreaturesShadowDrivenFlamesEnlightenedIronNew WorldConquestScience And ReligionBlinkInsatiableMagical CreaturesInsatiable Need Author:Brom
“But magic, like everything else, follows certain natural laws. Magic needs energy wherever it can find it. If no other source of energy is available, it will take the life force of the magician who created it. That is why every use of magic weakens the magician.” IfsNeedsUseLawCertainEnergyForceNaturalMagicSourceAvailableMagicianNatural Law Book:The First Codex Source: The First Codex
“I’ve often wished that I had some suave and socially acceptable hobby that I could fall back on in times like this. You know, play the violin (or was it the viola) like Sherlock Holmes, or maybe twiddle away on the pipe organ like the Disney version of Captain Nemo. But I don’t. I’m sort of the arcane equivalent of a classic computer geek. I do magic, in one form or another, and that’s pretty much it. I really need to get a life, one of these days” KnowsNeedsPlayFormFallMagicComputerVersionsThese DaysClassicAcceptableOrgansCaptainsHobbiesGeekPipeViolinHolmesFall BackViolaArcaneNemoSuavePipe Organs Book:Storm Front: Book one of The Dresden Files Source: Storm Front: Book one of The Dresden Files
“But when you have order, you don't need Gods. When everything is well ordered and disciplined then nothing is unexpected. If you understand everything,' I said carefully, 'then there's no room left for magic. It's only when you're lost and frightened and in the dark that you call on the Gods, and they like us to call on them. It makes them feel powerful, and that's why they like us to live in chaos.” IfsNeedsFeelsWellsSaidOrderLostLeftDarkRoomsPowerfulMagicChaosUnexpectedFrightenedNeed God Book:Enemy of God: A Novel of Arthur Source: Enemy of God: A Novel of Arthur
“Magic won't save us. The power it would take to conjure on such a scale, the tithe would destroy us. The only hope...is hope. You don't need tokens for it - it's in your heart or nowhere. And in your heart, child, it had been stronger than I have ever seen.” NeedsHeartChildrenMagicStrongerScalesTokensTithe Author:Laini Taylor