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41 " Too often we allow sight and pain to dictate our actions. That's fine in day-to-day living, but it will not get you very far in casting. Magic commands your absolute focus. Anything less and you risk a spell going awry. Pain will come and go, and you need to learn to push past it. If you are overwhelmed, you won’t be able to do what needs to be done. "
― Rachel E. Carter , First Year (The Black Mage, #1)
42 " You can want something more more than anything, but if you can’t build up the proper projection in your mind, it won’t be very effective. "
43 " Use all your senses . Shut out everything. Focus solely on the projection in your mind... Once you have a strong hold of what you need to do, project your will into it, and if you’ve done so correctly, your magic should come through. "
44 " If you have desire, you have will. "
45 " Unfortunately, it was much easier to point out the problem than come up with a solution. "
46 " He didn't look away. “You’ll thank me one day for not filling your head with false compliments. Adversity teaches one more than flattery ever will.”“A compliment never hurt anyone.” He snorted. “The people who tell you what you want to hear are the most dangerous enemies you'll ever meet. "
47 " Alex looked so much younger than his fifteen years with "
48 " Easy will never be good enough. "
49 " struggle was a regular condition. If I weren't struggling, if I weren't keeled over in agony, if my muscles weren't screaming at the end of a long day… then I wasn't trying hard enough. "
50 " You’ll thank me one day for not filling your head with false compliments. Adversity teaches one more than flattery ever will. "
51 " The people who tell you what you want to hear are the most dangerous enemies you'll ever meet.” I stared "