Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded Quotes

“It was really difficult to believe you had a right to argue when you were confronted by wise-looking men telling you that you did not.”
― Sage Blackwood, Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded

“Prognosticatory magic is slippery stuff,” Miss Ellicott went on. “It is difficult to see the Will-Be, and even the Ago can be wavery and uncertain.” Chantel was surprised by this, as she had always assumed that once something happened, it was done and was known. Miss Ellicott now told them this was not the case. It all came down to missing information, lost perspectives, and points of view. Points of view are funny things. Miss”
― Sage Blackwood, Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded

“Owl's bowels!”
― Sage Blackwood, Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded

“There was no wall in her time.” “Right. And Queen Haywith refused to have one. She said a wall becomes a wall in the mind, and she wanted no walls for her people.”
― Sage Blackwood, Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded

“She did not curtsy. She was neither shamefast nor biddable. She was not afraid of them. She had ridden a dragon.”
― Sage Blackwood, Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded

“Although, in general, a girl is best off memorizing the wisdom of her elders and seeking to be worthy of it, there are times when originality and creativity may be unavoidable," Miss Ellicott went on.”
― Sage Blackwood, Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded

“It seems to me,” said Miss Flivvers, who had been in a sour mood, “that once you’re up on a pedestal, you can’t take a step in any direction without falling.” “It”
― Sage Blackwood, Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded