Wet Magic Quotes

“And where are you going?"
"I dunno," said the Spangled Boy. "I'm running from, not to."

Book: Wet Magic, Chapter 5.”
― E. Nesbit, Wet Magic

“If the Mermaid wants to see us we’ve only got to go down and say ‘Sabrina fair,’ and she’s certain to turn up.”
― E. Nesbit, Wet Magic

“I'll tell you something," said Francis,urgent with shoe lace, "if we keep on saying things weren't when we know perfectly well they were, we shall soon dish up any sort of chance of magic we may ever have had. When do you find people in books going on like that? They just say 'This is magic!' and behave as if it was. They don't go pretending they're not sure. Why, no magic would stand it."

Book: Wet Magic, Chapter 2”
― E. Nesbit, Wet Magic