We only want to do magic because other people can't do it. It's not much use doing magic for yourself, alone in the dark.E. Nesbit, The Enchanted Castle
Being angry is a blind thing, like running head first into a wall.E. Nesbit, The Enchanted Castle
Every single statue was alive – had face, eyes, a soul.Jimmy
There is a curtain, thin as gossamer, clear as glass, strong as iron, that hangs forever between the world of magic and the world we know.E. Nesbit, The Enchanted Castle
Being afraid of things in the dark is a sort of digging for hidden treasure. Sometimes you find it. More often you don't.E. Nesbit, The Enchanted Castle
I'd rather be a statue. One doesn't have to brush one's hair or wash one's hands if one's a statue.Mabel
It's curious how, when you're in a hurry, everything seems to be against you.E. Nesbit, The Enchanted Castle
Wishing doesn't make a thing so. Things are because they are.E. Nesbit, The Enchanted Castle
I wish we'd never seen this beastly castle - it's brought no end of horridness.Jimmy
There were yards and yards of Roman villa, and mosaic pavements and baths, and a well that had on it 'wishing well' in very rusty iron letters.E. Nesbit, The Enchanted Castle
Who'd want to be a beast of a Samurai when one can be a beautiful Princess?Mabel
It's awfully rough luck on the Ugly-Wuglies to have their wish come true and then not to like it when they've got it.E. Nesbit, The Enchanted Castle