Grimoires and Assorted Texts Mentioned
Blish says in his foreword that all of the magical works and quotations mentioned in the text actually exist, as do the magical symbols reproduced, and "there are no Necronomicons or other such invented works"
- Ars Magna by Ramon Llull
- The Nullity of Magic by Roger Bacon
- The Book of Ceremonial Magic by C. A. E. Waite
- Enchiridion of Leo III
- The Effects of Atomic Weapons by the U.S. Government Printing Office
- The Book of the Sayings of Tsiang Samdup
- Grand Grimoire
- Grimorium Verum
- Clavicula Salomonis
- The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
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Famous quotes containing the words assorted, texts and/or mentioned:
“Bill: I have champagne, caviar, marinated truffles, brilliant foie gras and half-a-dozen assorted Hungarian gypsies.
Lili: Sounds delicious.
Bill: I thought we’d go on a picnic.
Lili: At three in the morning?
Bill: It’s the best time—no ants.”
—Blake Edwards (b. 1922)
“The party of God and the party of Literature have more in common than either will admit; their texts may conflict, but their bigotries coincide. Both insist on being the sole custodians of the true word and its only interpreters.”
—Frederic Raphael (b. 1931)
“But fornication and impurity of any kind, or greed, must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among saints. Entirely out of place is obscene, silly, and vulgar talk; but instead, let there be thanksgiving.”
—Bible: New Testament, Ephesians 5:3-4.