I couldn’t see a thing till I shut my eyes. I never knew a thing till I lost my mind. I would sell my soul to know it all But I held the keys all this time.
“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