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The Master Namer
The Master Summoner is a stern, aged man who teaches somber “true” magic: summoning energies, drawing powers from the universe, and controlling other earthly forces. The grave Master Summoner always imparts unto his students the dangers of changing matter and summoning forces unknown and the importance of maintaining the equilibrium of the universe. The Master Summoner refuses to share with the young Ged—or any of his pupils—information about the arts of summoning living people and raising the dead.
The Master Summoner Quotes in A Wizard of Earthsea
The A Wizard of Earthsea quotes below are all either spoken by The Master Summoner or refer to The Master Summoner. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 4
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"You thought, as a boy, that a mage is one who can do anything. So I thought, once. So did we all. And the truth is that as a man’s real power grows and his knowledge widens, ever the way he can follow grows narrower: until at last he chooses nothing, but does only and wholly what he must do..."
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The Master Summoner Quotes in A Wizard of Earthsea
The A Wizard of Earthsea quotes below are all either spoken by The Master Summoner or refer to The Master Summoner. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 4
Quotes
"You thought, as a boy, that a mage is one who can do anything. So I thought, once. So did we all. And the truth is that as a man’s real power grows and his knowledge widens, ever the way he can follow grows narrower: until at last he chooses nothing, but does only and wholly what he must do..."
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