And in that moment, everything I've ever done in my life flashed in front of me, as I looked at this small human that I was holding. I hoped that I could do as much good to this baby girl as her mother and father.
“Can a magician kill a man by magic?” Lord Wellington asked Strange.
Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. “I suppose a magician might,” he admitted, “but a gentleman never could.” — Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell