The occult community he had in mind was the usual New Age, crystal-gazing, tarot-turning, palm-reading crowd you see in any large city. Most of them were harmless, and many had at least a little abili...
The old man’s staff was shorter and thicker than mine, but the carved sigils and formulae on it were noticeably similar, and the texture and color of the wood was identical.
The older you get, I should think, the more you will come to understand that the universe is very much a looking glass, Miss Lancaster. Meaning what, precisely? That it reflects a great deal more of y...
The only people who never hurt are dead.
A good man, almost by definition, would seriously question any decisions he made that led to such terrible consequences for others. Especially if those others trusted him.
Ah, Bridget said, flushing slightly. As the glib-tongued lout in question, she was currently on the receiving end of this facet of the habble’s law. I’m not sure everyone would agree with you. We’re a...
Ah. Ah! A man of modesty, either so false that it may be true or so true that it seems entirely false. I can see why Bayard speaks so well of you, sir.
Ah. Medieval-style ransom.Toot looked confused. He did run some, but I stopped him, my lord. Like, just now. In front of you. Right over there. There were several conspicuous sounds behind me, the lou...
All of you, hear me. Michael said quietly. He turned and stood between them - Fallen angels and monsters and scoundrels and mortal fiends - and me. You think your power is what shapes the world you wa...
An honest man is a rare treasure.
And I knew that there was some dark corner of me that would enjoy using magic for killing—and then long for more. That was black magic, and it was easy to use. Easy and fun. Like Legos
And as I looked at him, I suddenly felt, for the very first time in my life, utterly, entirely alone. That something was gone that would never return, that a little hole had been hollowed out inside o...
As I pulled into the parking lot, I reflected that odds were that not a lot of clandestine meetings involving mystical assassination, theft of arcane power, and the balance of power in the realms of t...
As a race, we’re an enormous bunch of idiots. We’re more than capable of ignoring facts if the conclusions they lead to make us too uncomfortable. Or afraid.
Battles are fought in muddy fields, in burning towns, in treacherous forests, in unforgiving mountains, and on the blood-spattered stones of contested bridges, Tavi realized. But battles are won withi...
But that's just it. I ... I don't want to go. I don't want to see that... She glanced aside at Mouse and shuddered. Blood, like that. I don't remember what happened when you and Mother saved me from A...
Everything I told him was technically true, more or less, and I got the job done, Jack said stubbornly. Look, sir, if I were perfect, I wouldn't be working here in the first place. Now, would I?And th...
Five white candles surrounded my summoning circle, the points of an invisible pentacle. White for protection. And because they’re the cheapest color at Wal-Mart. Hey, being a wizard doesn’t make money...
For the first time ever, Mickey Mouse let me down.
I am somewhat proud of this, Mab's cold voice said. To be sure, the White Christ never suffered so long or so terribly as did this traitor. Three days on a tree. Hardly enough time for a prelude. When...
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