"Magic. Magic had happened to him. He knew it would one day. He had always believed in magic, even whe the others had …"

"Earth and fire and water and air We solemnly promise, we solemnly swear Not a word, not a hint, not a sound to declar…"

"There is no magic when one no longer believes."

"I was a lonely child though there were children in plenty on our land. But my nurse forbade me to play with them. She…"

"I think hawking is the nearest thing to flying in this world. There you sit high up and poised light as air, the hors…"

"Nobody seemed to know where the King was. He was at Windsor choosing new furnishings for the little Queen's rooms; he…"

"Why think of anything at all but the pretty, gentle child sitting high upon the white horse! So women holding up thei…"

"When she saw the children jumping first upon one bare foot and then upon the other, she envied them and wished that s…"

"In general appearance the is an extremely large and powerful fellow, with a beautiful head and speaking countenance, …"

"Very few of the old s interfere with the duties of their assistants, but there be men who seem to think you have mere…"