" Well sure, but the point of the question is, magic is not its own self-contained thing. It’s all bound up in science and religion and philosophy.’ Brendan gave Alannah the most unsteady bedroom eyes she had ever seen, before saying, ‘Really. Philosophically. Deep.’
She glared at him levelly. ‘You’re such a slut.’
‘I am a lover…’ Brendan countered quickly, before misjudging the position of his seat and falling to the floor: ‘Of knowledge. "

― L. Starla , Winter's Maiden 1 (Winter's Magic, #1)