When he awoke it was dawn. Or something like dawn. The light was watery, dim and incomparably sad. Vast, grey, gloomy hills rose up all around them and in between the hills there was a wide expanse of black bog.
Stephen had never seen a landscape so calculated to reduce the onlooker to utter despair in an instant. "This is one of your kingdoms, I suppose, sir?" he said. "My kingdoms?" exclaimed the gentleman in surprize. "Oh, no! This is Scotland!

Susanna Clarke

Mots clés scotland gentleman jonathan-strange stephen mr-norrell thistle-down-hair



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Such nonsense!" declared Dr Greysteel. "Whoever heard of cats doing anything useful!"
"Except for staring at one in a supercilious manner," said Strange. "That has a sort of moral usefulness, I suppose, in making one feel uncomfortable and encouraging sober reflection upon one's imperfections.

Susanna Clarke

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He understood for the first time that the world is not dumb at all, but merely waiting for someone to speak to it in a language it understands.

Susanna Clarke


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Well, I suppose one ought not to employ a magician and then complain that he does not behave like other people.

Susanna Clarke


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You were always cheerful - tho' often left to your own devices. You were hardly ever out of temper - tho' often severely provoked. Your every speech was remarkable for its wit and genius - tho' you got no credit for it and almost always received a flat contradiction.

Susanna Clarke


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One day," he said,"I shall find the right spell and banish the Darkness And on that day I will come to you.

Susanna Clarke


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..perhaps mortals are not formed for fairy bliss?

Susanna Clarke


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Some years ago there was in the city of York a society of magicians.

Susanna Clarke

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I was told once by some country people that a magician should never tell his dreams because the telling will make them come true. But I say that is great nonsense.

Susanna Clarke

Mots clés dreams magic magicians



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In his madness and his blindness he was Lear and Gloucester combined.

Susanna Clarke


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