Merlin, who knew the range of all their arts,

Had built the King his havens, ships and halls,

Was also Bard, and he knew the starry Heavens;

The people called him wizard.

—TENNYSON

I . . . am also of the race of the Starry Heavens, a spark of that Mighty Flame, and within me also is that Power . . . I aspire toward that radiant Source of all Power. O thou, the Eternal, Whose spark dwells within me, I strive to realise Thee within myself.

—W.E. BUTLER

Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards,
for they are subtle and quick to anger.

—J.R.R. TOLKIEN