Sage Blackwood Quotes & Sayings

Hm. Didn't you use to be a lot smaller?"
"Yes," said Jinx. "Because I used to be six. — Sage Blackwood

It was really difficult to believe you had a right to argue when you were confronted by wise-looking men telling you that you did not. — Sage Blackwood

The king killed his brother, who was actually king, so that he could be king. Then the dead king's wife and baby disappeared, on account the baby would've been king, so the brother probably killed them, too. They do that kind of thing all the time, kings do. They can kill anybody they don't like. — Sage Blackwood

Many things in life are difficult," said Reven, choosing his words carefully. "But to those who persevere, all things are possible. — Sage Blackwood

What, you'd rather be admired than useful? said Simon. Plenty of people are neither. — Sage Blackwood

What is known is a matter of time, and time is a matter of what is not yet known. — Sage Blackwood

I was banished," said Reven proudly.
"What for?" Elfwyn pressed.
"The king said I was anathema."
"He doesn't like athemas?"
"Anathema means, like, accursed," said Jinx. "Probably it was for robbing people. — Sage Blackwood

If you spent all your time being protected, you never got to find out anything new. — Sage Blackwood

Who was he?" "A magician who took me in after I left the Bone-master. On his good days, he tried to teach me everything he knew." "What about his bad days?" "On his bad days, he generally thought he was an onion." "That's awful," said Jinx. "No, it's not. What was awful was when he thought he was a potato masher." "Oh." "He always said to me, 'Mildred, one day this will all be yours.'" Simon made a wide gesture, encompassing books, cats, and the door to Samara. "Er, he called you Mildred?" "Often as not." "Maybe he really meant to leave everything to Mildred," said Jinx. "If she ever shows up, we'll talk," said Simon. "But I think she may have been a dog he once had. — Sage Blackwood

Life is dangerous," said Simon. "Young people need to see the world. — Sage Blackwood

He said knowledge should be free to everyone," said Satya defiantly. "That's what we believe."
"Just because someone believes the same thing you do doesn't mean they're a good person," said Elfwyn. — Sage Blackwood

I'll accompany you too, fair lady," said Reven. "I would fain meet your grandmother."
"You would what?" said Elfwyn.
"He means he'd like to," said Jinx. Some of the books in Simon's house used old-fashioned words like that. — Sage Blackwood

I'm not sure how people drink out of skulls, Jinx added. Calvin had too many holes in him to make a good cup. — Sage Blackwood