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Archmage Gensher
The Master Hand is one of the nine Masters of Roke. He teaches the arts of illusion, sleight of hand, and minor acts of Changing. The Master Hand, however, is careful to warn his students who would seek to transform their illusions into true changes that there is a careful balance to the universe—a balance that must be maintained even if the temptation to let one’s powers run wild is great.
The Master Hand Quotes in A Wizard of Earthsea
The A Wizard of Earthsea quotes below are all either spoken by The Master Hand or refer to The Master Hand. 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 3
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“To change this rock into a jewel, you must change its true name. And to do that, my son, even to so small a scrap of the world, is to change the world. […] You must not change one thing, one pebble, one grain of sand, until you know what good and evil will follow on that act. The world is in balance, in Equilibrium. A wizard’s power of Changing and of Summoning can shake the balance of the world. It is dangerous, that power. […] It must follow knowledge, and serve need. To light a candle is to cast a shadow…”
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The Master Hand Quotes in A Wizard of Earthsea
The A Wizard of Earthsea quotes below are all either spoken by The Master Hand or refer to The Master Hand. 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 3
Quotes
“To change this rock into a jewel, you must change its true name. And to do that, my son, even to so small a scrap of the world, is to change the world. […] You must not change one thing, one pebble, one grain of sand, until you know what good and evil will follow on that act. The world is in balance, in Equilibrium. A wizard’s power of Changing and of Summoning can shake the balance of the world. It is dangerous, that power. […] It must follow knowledge, and serve need. To light a candle is to cast a shadow…”
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