“There was a loud cough from the man on the stand. I replaced My Magic Mirror carefully on his tray, gave him a cheesy smile, and went my way.”

—  Jonathan Stroud, book The Amulet of Samarkand

Source: The Amulet of Samarkand

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British writer of fantasy fiction 1970

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