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“She wore a gown the color of storms, shadows, and rain and a necklace of broken promises and regrets.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

“Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises,
Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears; and sometime voices,
That, if I then had waked after long sleep,
Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming,
The clouds methought would open, and show riches
Ready to drop upon me; that, when I waked,
I cried to dream again.”
― The Tempest
Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears; and sometime voices,
That, if I then had waked after long sleep,
Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming,
The clouds methought would open, and show riches
Ready to drop upon me; that, when I waked,
I cried to dream again.”
― The Tempest

“Can a magician kill a man by magic?â€� Lord Wellington asked Strange.
Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. “I suppose a magician might,â€� he admitted, “but a gentleman never could.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. “I suppose a magician might,â€� he admitted, “but a gentleman never could.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

“To be more precise it was the color of heartache.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

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