Story Wizard Gifts

"Put a bit more expression into it..." "We can't tell the difference between the elephant and the mouse!"

Hey, calm down --- Now, what did you say again?

'So you want an advance on your writer's block?'

Wishing Well, Wishing Good.

"Baldo, you're a very good artist! You should put your talent to use."

Nerd tryouts.

'Technically, I was making fun of your writing ability.'

'Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest algologist of all?'

'The cutbacks begin to affect wizards.'

'It's nothing that a few stem cells and 75 years of research can't fix.'

"This realm isn't big enough for both of our killer outfits."

Tesseract of the D'Urbervilles.

"Just ignore it. It's a mirage."

Newton's Cradle Solar System

Library door sign says, 'We have encyclopedias ... the original Facebook!'

Sorry, I've said all I can say in this medium.

'31 years in graphic design eh, so I shouldn't be surprised you've retouched your photo on your CV.'

'My manuscript is available for download on the internet. I'll email the link to you.'

". . . so, all I really need to do is change one word."

"Fair's fair. I cooked the dinner, so you can clean the cauldron!"

"Name your sources."

'There are two types of alchemy - there's organic and there's inorganic.'

'You have received a grant from the king - his secret incantation to chant over your experiments.'

"Just play the hit single, then you can do the experimental track."

'He will observe your text now...'

Where did you learn alchemy? Elementary school.

"What a load of hocus-pocus!"

"Tom's writing has been going really well! He's written over 200,000 words. Now he just needs to work out what order to put them in!"

"Victims of out-sorcery."

"I was doing well in school and planning to be a computer programmer - but somewhere along the way I must have taken a wrong turn."

George Martin

Remember, honey, abracadabra doesn't work anymore. Now it's command, option, shift.

'Gifted class, indeed. One is gifted in science, but he can't read - one is gifted in reading, but won't even try math...'

'Between you and me Wizard, is it true that you intellectuals have pointed heads?'

'With this organ transplant, you may find yourself doing a lot of thinking with your heart,'