She believed in magic—the magic of places, the magic of people, the magic of coincidences, serendipity, and fortune. She enjoyed wandering through the world with the open mind and curiosity of a four-year-old child. In her world the mystical, mythical, and magical inhabited the same space and time as the ordinary and the practical. At Bethesda Terrace, she always felt close to a source of magic and creativity. It was as if she was tapping into the place where dragons, angels, gods, sorceresses, and demons came to life.
— Jamie Le FayThe core practice of magic is: The execution of a willed intent to create change in the material world, which either defies, hastens or purifies the consequences of natural cause and effect.
— Zeena SchreckOnce she exclaimed, 'But I always thought that sorceresses were evil!'What do you mean 'evil'?'Lynet has never considered the question. 'You know,' she said, after a moment, 'unfriendly to people.'People!' repeated Morgana derisively. 'As if humans were all that mattered. Just once I'd like to see people judged by how friendly they are to sorceresses.
— Gerald Morris