229 Quotes by Garth Nix

Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker?’” Sabriel quoted, the words, redolent with echoes of Charter Magic, twining around her tongue like some lingering spice.

I think having an open mind about these things is probably the most important thing, because even though I’ve never had an experience of the supernatural, something I couldn’t explain.

Unhand my tail!” squealed the Will.

Garth on naming characters “I spend lots of time on all the names in the books... Sabriel herself, I tried many different combinations of different words, trying to create a new name. In fact, her name comes from trying to combine the heraldic term for black which is Sable, because I wanted something that felt dark and mysterious, with the “iel” ending that you find in angels’ names.

Being published is not a necessary validation or a path everyone wants to take with their work. Writing – and finishing – a novel is a great thing in itself, whether or not the book is published, or becomes widely-read or not.

Everything is always better for a walk.

Together, the bells and Dog sang a song that was more than sound and power. It was the song of the earth, the moon, the stars, the sea, and the sky, of Life and Death and all that was and would be. It was the song of the Charter, the song that had bound Orannis in the long ago, the song that sought to bind the Destroyer once again.

Will you turn me back to myself, please, Frogkisser?

As it ‘appens, I am Arthur’s right-hand man,” said Suzy. “Or left-hand girl, I can’t remember where I stood last time. Anyhow, me and Arthur is like two fingers of a gauntlet. Or at least the thumb and the little finger. I mean, I’m his top General, and all. So if I say you’re in, you’re in.