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Archmage Nemmerle
After Archmage Nemmerle dies saving Ged from the shadow, Archmage Gensher is elected by the nine Masters of Roke to replace him. Gensher is a wise, thoughtful man who is invested in Ged’s healing and in his future. Despite his great power, Gensher is unable to see what lies before Ged on his adventures—yet as he coaches Ged through his final years on Roke and prepares to help send him out into the world, he cautions Ged never to forget what his hardships have taught him and to always keep an eye out for the temptation of power and glory.
Archmage Gensher Quotes in A Wizard of Earthsea
The A Wizard of Earthsea quotes below are all either spoken by Archmage Gensher or refer to Archmage Gensher. 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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"Lord Gensher, I do not know what it was—the thing that came out of the spell and cleaved to me—"
"Nor do I know. It has no name. You have great power inborn in you, and you used that power wrongly, to work a spell over which you had no control, not knowing how that spell affects the balance of light and dark, life and death, good and evil. And you were moved to do this by pride and by hate. Is it any wonder the result was ruin?”
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Chapter 5
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"There is no comfort in this place," the Archmage had said to Ged on the day he made him wizard, "no fame, no wealth, maybe no risk. Will you go?"
"I will go," Ged had replied; not from obedience only. Since the night on Roke Knoll his desire had turned as much against fame and display as once it had been set on them. Always now he doubted his strength and dreaded the trial of his power. Yet also the talk of dragons drew him with a great curiosity.
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Archmage Gensher Quotes in A Wizard of Earthsea
The A Wizard of Earthsea quotes below are all either spoken by Archmage Gensher or refer to Archmage Gensher. 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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"Lord Gensher, I do not know what it was—the thing that came out of the spell and cleaved to me—"
"Nor do I know. It has no name. You have great power inborn in you, and you used that power wrongly, to work a spell over which you had no control, not knowing how that spell affects the balance of light and dark, life and death, good and evil. And you were moved to do this by pride and by hate. Is it any wonder the result was ruin?”
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Chapter 5
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"There is no comfort in this place," the Archmage had said to Ged on the day he made him wizard, "no fame, no wealth, maybe no risk. Will you go?"
"I will go," Ged had replied; not from obedience only. Since the night on Roke Knoll his desire had turned as much against fame and display as once it had been set on them. Always now he doubted his strength and dreaded the trial of his power. Yet also the talk of dragons drew him with a great curiosity.
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