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Algernon Blackwood quotes: No man can describe to another convincingly wherein lies the magic of the woman who ensnares him.

No man can describe to another convincingly wherein lies the magic of the woman who ensnares him.

Algernon Blackwood quotes: For beauty was her accident, and while admirable, was not a determining factor.

For beauty was her accident, and while admirable, was not a determining factor.

Algernon Blackwood quotes: The Wendigo is simply the Call of the Wild personified, which some natures hear to their own destruction.

The Wendigo is simply the Call of the Wild personified, which some natures hear to their own destruction.

Algernon Blackwood quotes: The Forest bellowed out its victory to the winds; the winds in turn proclaimed it to the Night.

The Forest bellowed out its victory to the winds; the winds in turn proclaimed it to the Night.

Algernon Blackwood quotes: Ritual is the passage way of the soul into the Infinite.

Ritual is the passage way of the soul into the Infinite.

Algernon Blackwood quotes: Not easily may an individual escape the deep slavery of the herd.

Not easily may an individual escape the deep slavery of the herd.

Algernon Blackwood quotes: because what one thinks finds expression in words, and what one says, happens.

because what one thinks finds expression in words, and what one says, happens.

Algernon Blackwood quotes: The Wise are silent, the Foolish speak, and children are thus led astray.

The Wise are silent, the Foolish speak, and children are thus led astray.

Algernon Blackwood quotes: Beliefs are deeper than discoveries. They are eternal." Stahl

Beliefs are deeper than discoveries. They are eternal." Stahl

Algernon Blackwood quotes: It was so easy to be wise in the explanation of an experience one has not personally witnessed.("The Wendigo")

It was so easy to be wise in the explanation of an experience one has not personally witnessed.
("The Wendigo")

Algernon Blackwood quotes: And soon after he slept, the change of wind he had divined stirred gently the reflection of the stars within the lake.

And soon after he slept, the change of wind he had divined stirred gently the reflection of the stars within the lake.

Algernon Blackwood quotes: I searched everywhere for a proof of reality, when all the while I understood quite well that the standard of reality had changed

I searched everywhere for a proof of reality, when all the while I understood quite well that the standard of reality had changed

Algernon Blackwood quotes: And each, believing he was utterly and finally right, damned with equally positive conviction the rest of the world.

And each, believing he was utterly and finally right, damned with equally positive conviction the rest of the world.

Algernon Blackwood quotes: Invention has ever imagination and poetry at its heart.

Invention has ever imagination and poetry at its heart.

Algernon Blackwood quotes: across the pale glimmering of sand,

across the pale glimmering of sand,

Algernon Blackwood quotes: A strong emotion, especially if experienced for the first time, leaves a vivid memory of the scene where it occurred.

A strong emotion, especially if experienced for the first time, leaves a vivid memory of the scene where it occurred.

Algernon Blackwood quotes: It is the little things that pierce and burn and prick for years to come.

It is the little things that pierce and burn and prick for years to come.

Algernon Blackwood quotes: The best match in the world will not light a candle unless the wick be first suitably prepared.

The best match in the world will not light a candle unless the wick be first suitably prepared.

Algernon Blackwood quotes: The Desert settled back to sleep,

The Desert settled back to sleep,

Algernon Blackwood quotes: Oh, oh! This fiery height! Oh, oh! My feet of fire! My burning feet of fire!

Oh, oh! This fiery height! Oh, oh! My feet of fire! My burning feet of fire!

Algernon Blackwood quotes: I used to tell strange, wild, improbable tales akin to ghost stories, and discovered a taste for spinning yarns.

I used to tell strange, wild, improbable tales akin to ghost stories, and discovered a taste for spinning yarns.

Algernon Blackwood quotes: The dark side of life, and the horror of it, belonged to a world that lay remote from his own select little atmosphere of books and dreamings.

The dark side of life, and the horror of it, belonged to a world that lay remote from his own select little atmosphere of books and dreamings.

Algernon Blackwood quotes: He gave it the benefit of the doubt; he was Scotch.("The Wendigo")

He gave it the benefit of the doubt; he was Scotch.
("The Wendigo")

Algernon Blackwood quotes: Time is measured by the quality and not the quanity of sensations it contains.

Time is measured by the quality and not the quanity of sensations it contains.

Algernon Blackwood quotes: For this was unpermissible, foolish, dangerous, and he meant to stop it in the bud. What

For this was unpermissible, foolish, dangerous, and he meant to stop it in the bud. What