Bartimaeus Trilogy Quotes

• One magician demanded I show him an image of the love of his life. I rustled up a mirror.

  Jonathan Stroud

  Mirrors, Samarkand, Magician

  "The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus trilogy, Book 1)". Book by Jonathan Stroud, September 30, 2003.

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• According to some, heroic deaths are admirable things. I've never been convinced by this argument, mainly because, no matter how cool, stylish, composed, unflappable, manly, or defiant you are, at the end of the day you're also dead. Which is a little too permanent for my liking.

  Jonathan Stroud

  The End Of The Day, Littles, Matter

  Jonathan Stroud (2005). “Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Three: Ptolemy's Gate”, Disney-Hyperion

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• I wanted to wake you straightaway, but I knew I had to wait several hours to ensure you were safely recovered." "What! How long has it been?" "Five minutes. I got bored.

  Jonathan Stroud

  Long, Bored, Waiting

  Jonathan Stroud (2004). “The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Two: Golem's Eye”, Disney-Hyperion

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• A dozen more questions occurred to me. Not to mention twenty-two possible solutions to each one, sixteen resulting hypotheses and counter-theorems, eight abstract speculations, a quadrilateral equation, two axioms, and a limerick. That's raw intelligence for you.

  Jonathan Stroud

  Eight, Two, Twenties

  Jonathan Stroud (2005). “Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Three: Ptolemy's Gate”, Disney-Hyperion

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• Check out that one at the end. He's taken the form of a footstool. Weird...but somehow I like his style." "That is a footstool.

  Jonathan Stroud

  Taken, Style, Form

  Jonathan Stroud (2004). “The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Two: Golem's Eye”, Disney-Hyperion

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