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21 " When you've lived as long as I have, nothing much surprises you. "
― Michael Scott , The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1)
22 " I'm not a magician. I'am an alchemyst, a man of science, though perhaps not the science you would be familiar with. "
23 " The Elders had nothing but contempt for human emotion; they considered it their biggest weakness. Perenelle knew it was humankind's greatest strength. "
24 " The SUV was the only car moving. Josh had his foot pressed flat to the floor, and the needle on the speedometer hovered close to eighty. He was becoming more comfortable with the controls—he hadn't hit anything for at least a minute. "
25 " You're saying we lost the powers of magic because we grew lazy. "
26 " Nicholas: One of the oldest secrets of alchemy is that every living thing, from the most complex creatures right down to the simplest leaf, carries the seeds of its creation within itself.Josh: DNA. "
27 " Here words can kill - literally. "
28 " Dee's search for knowledge was always his greatest strength... and his weakness. "
29 " But magic, like everything else, follows certain natural laws. Magic needs energy wherever it can find it. If no other source of energy is available, it will take the life force of the magician who created it. That is why every use of magic weakens the magician. "
30 " But magic is really only the utilization of the entire spectrum of the senses. "
31 " A boy and a girl, dressed in the T-shirts and denim that are the shabby uniform of this age. "
32 " The Egyptians got it wrong. They wrapped the dead. They did not realize I wrapped the living. "
33 " Josh: I didn't know....Nicholas: No reason why you should have - except that your ignorance could have gotten you killed... or worse. "
34 " Why would anyone want to feel pain or fear?” Josh wondered aloud, both intrigued and repelled by the very idea. It seemed somehow wrong.“So they can feel alive,” Scatty said. "
35 " I can see a sticker on the back of that truck! Would you like me to tell you what it says? I just want to be normal again! Like you! "
36 " Kamera, video, telepon, dan internet membuat bersembunyi semakin sulit dilakukan sekarang ini" - Nicholas Flamel "
37 " Its mouth was wide and its teeth were wickedly pointed. He managed a brief "Hey!" and jerked away from the window...just as the rat hit the glass with a furry, wet thump. It slid down to the alley one floor below, where it staggered around in stunned surprise. "
38 " Dora pushed the mirror, sending it shattering to the floor. “Whoops.” She turned to face Dee and pulled off her dark glasses to reveal the mirrors of her eyes. “You should go now. You’ve got about three seconds.” Dee didn’t quite make it out of the shop before it exploded. "
39 " Alle oosterse vechtkunsten hebben een gemeenschappelijke oorsprong. En die oorsprong ben ik,' zei Scatty bescheiden. "
40 " Today, we are able to do what your parents would would have dismissed as impossible and your grandparents as nothing short of magical. "