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Hilda Lewis Quotes

1896–1974 England

Hilda Winifred Lewis (1896–1974) was a British writer of historical novels, most famous for her children's fantasy novel The Ship that Flew.

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There is no magic when one no longer believes.

The Ship that Flew (1939)

Earth and fire and water and air
We solemnly promise, we solemnly swear
Not a word, not a hint, not a sound to declare
Earth and fire and water and air!

The Ship that Flew (1939)

I think hawking is the nearest thing to flying in this world.

The Gentle Falcon (1957)

Magic doesn't happen often — not once in a blue moon … I expect there isn't another magic ship like this one in the whole world.

The Ship that Flew (1939)

Magic. Magic had happened to him. He knew it would one day. He had always believed in magic, even whe the others had laughed at him, laughed because he was the eldest and ought to know better.

The Ship that Flew (1939)

Nobody seemed to know where the King was.

The Gentle Falcon (1957)

It was common talk that the King's moods shifted this way and that you never knew what to expect.

The Gentle Falcon (1957)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Hilda Lewis (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.