“The fifth force was the magic of Time, the greatest of all the magics.”

“But magic, like everything else, follows certain natural laws. Magic needs energy wherever it can find it. If no other source of energy is available, it will take the life force of the magician who created it. That is why every use of magic weakens the magician.”

“But magic is really only the utilization of the entire spectrum of the senses.”

“You're saying we lost the powers of magic because we grew lazy.”

“Once you have been touched by magic, you are forever changed. You leave a trail.”

“What you call magic is nothing more than an act of the imagination fired by the senses, then given shape by the power of your aura.”

“Magic is really only the utilization of the entire spectrum of the senses. Humans have cut themselves off from their senses. Now they see only a tiny portion of the visible spectrum, hear only the loudest of sounds, their sense of smell is shockingly poor and they can only distinguish the sweetest and sourest of tastes.”