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1 " He led her back to the house, the perfume from the acacia clinging to her. The djinn was supposed to live in the scent of the acacia blossom, making themselves visible only to the young in order to entrap them in otherworldly world. "
― Nadeem Aslam , The Wasted Vigil
2 " From time to time, too, and for the space of two or three paces, an image or an echo would rise up from the recesses of time: in the little streets of the beaters of silver and gold, for instance, there was a clear, unhurried tinkling, as if a djinn with a thousand arms was absent-mindedly practising on a xylophone. "
― Claude Lévi-Strauss , Tristes Tropiques
3 " You dated a vampire? A girl vampire?" (Simon)" It was a hundred and thirty years ago," (Magnus)" I haven't seen her since." (Magnus)" Why didn't you tell me?" (Alec)" Alexander, I've been alive for hundred of years. I've been with men, been with women -- with faeries and warlocks and vampires, and even a djinn or two." (Magnus) He looked sideways at Maryse, who looked mildly horrified." Too much information?" (Magnus) "
4 " He's like a storybook spirit, a little djinn or something, except instead of air or water his element is imagination. "
― Robin Sloan , Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)
5 " London was littered with social clubs and houses of chance, but Malfeasance was not just any gaming hell. It was located in the most notorious part of London and, Graydon had heard, was run by a pariah Djinn named Malphas. "
― Thea Harrison , Shadow's End (Elder Races, #9)
6 " His true nature, leopard, knight, and prince…“Just as you see the Wyr in me, I see the Djinn in you. "
― Thea Harrison , Moonshadow (Moonshadow, #1)
7 " They may also ask that you bring certain types of food, alcohol, or tobacco on a regular basis. It must be noted that although djinn in their natural state might be composed of plasma, most of them can take a physical shape for short periods of time. This means that a djinni is able to take in nourishment by absorbing energy or consuming food. It's thought that many djinn enjoy the " taste" of a variety of our everyday foods, especially ice cream and fruits. Human foods only partially provide subsistence, however: djinn must get most of their nourishment by absorbing various types of energy from living things. "
8 " The judge like a great ponderous djinn stepped through the fire and the flames delivered him up as if he were in some way native to their element. "
― Cormac McCarthy , Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West
