Bartimaeus Trilogy Quotes:

One magician demanded I show him an image of the love of his life. I rustled up a mirror.

- Jonathan Stroud

source: "The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus trilogy, Book 1)". Book by Jonathan Stroud, September 30, 2003.

topic: Mirrors, Magician, Shows, Samarkand, Bartimaeus Trilogy

According to some, heroic deaths are admirable things. I've never been convinced by this argument, mainly because, no matter how cool, stylish, composed, unflappable, manly, or defiant you are, at the end of the day you're also dead. Which is a little too permanent for my liking.

- Jonathan Stroud

source: Jonathan Stroud (2005). “Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Three: Ptolemy's Gate”, Disney-Hyperion

topic: The End Of The Day, Matter, Littles, Bartimaeus Trilogy, Heroic Death

I wanted to wake you straightaway, but I knew I had to wait several hours to ensure you were safely recovered." "What! How long has it been?" "Five minutes. I got bored.

- Jonathan Stroud

topic: Long, Bored, Waiting, Wakes You, Bartimaeus Trilogy

A dozen more questions occurred to me. Not to mention twenty-two possible solutions to each one, sixteen resulting hypotheses and counter-theorems, eight abstract speculations, a quadrilateral equation, two axioms, and a limerick. That's raw intelligence for you.

- Jonathan Stroud

source: Jonathan Stroud (2005). “Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Three: Ptolemy's Gate”, Disney-Hyperion

topic: Two, Eight, Sixteen, Limerick, Bartimaeus Trilogy

Check out that one at the end. He's taken the form of a footstool. Weird...but somehow I like his style." "That is a footstool.

- Jonathan Stroud

source: Jonathan Stroud (2004). “The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Two: Golem's Eye”, Disney-Hyperion

topic: Taken, Style, Checks, Bartimaeus Trilogy