He (the Professor) was a failure but did his best to hide it.Swouns and Slids, she said to herself, but you could slap her vitals if she did not careen there, and perhaps dig up some buried treasure while about it.

When she (Maria) had come abreast of the little island of Mistress Masham's Repose, she began to feel piratical.

She (Maria) lived in an enormous house in the wilds of Northamptonshire, which was about four times longer than Buckingham Palace, but was falling down.

Perhaps we all give the best of our hearts uncritically - to those who hardly think about us in return.Ther days may come,/Ther days may go,/But still the light of Mem'ry weaves/Those gentle dreams/Of long ago.

It tends to make clear the issue of whether one enjoys being alive or not.

I would recommend a solo flight to all prospective suicides.

Dogs, like very small children, are quite mad.

The fisherman fishes as the urchin eats cream buns, from lust.

The Godstone and the Blackymor (1959), p.

The most difficult thing in the world is to know how to do a thing and to watch somebody else doing it wrong, without comment.

To rediscover the windy sky, and stand, blinking, So many stone stairs, Helen, up which I sought With equal iron banisters leading back again: There are so many difficult corridors of thought,

Be kind, Helen, I am so tired of thinking.

Men died, she cried, and happy Paris kept Many salt tears to keep her eyes so bright

Helen whose face was fatal must have wept.

1.2 The Queen of Air and Darkness (1939).

Edition similar to this once selling for over NZ$21.00. In excellent preloved condition with the exception of some yellowing to the pages consistent with a book published in 1978 and two pages creased inside book. ‘A marvellous evocation of White’s muddled and magnificent character, the magician Merlyn … enthusiasts for White’s profound, funny and tragic story will not want to miss it.’ Los Angeles Times

‘A far better ending to The Once and Future King, this is one of White’s best books, recapturing the spirit of The Sword inn the Stone … An excellent book and self-portrait of its mixed-up and lovable author.’ Books and Bookmen The final chapter, in when Guenever and Lancelot meet their quiet ends, contains some of White’s finest writing’ Sunday Telegraph ‘King Arthur, now old and world-weary, is visited by Merlyn on the eve of his last, fatal battle …Arthur undergoes transformations into an ant and a goose, both brilliantly described – and then goes forth to face his doom.

Th white the book of merlyn