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== Literature ==

* In [[G. K. Chesterton]]'s [[Father Brown]] story "[http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/c/chesterton/gk/c52fb/chapter30.html The Dagger with Wings]," a character talks of using white magic against his enemy. {{spoiler|Father Brown deduces from the way he talks, philosophically, that he is the enemy, and he has already murdered the man he is posing as.}}

"I mean silver magic," said the other, in a low voice, like one speaking of a secret revelation. Then after a silence he said: "Do you know what I mean by silver magic? Excuse me a moment."'' }}

** Later, as Father Brown left,

* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', "Soulfire" is a source of power that can be used by certain angelic or holy beings to boost the power of magic. It works as a creative force, essentially combining with normal magic to create a sort of magical alloy that dramatically strengthens the power of the spell. Any spell boosted by Soulfire gets a silvery color added to it, i.e. a fire spell boosted by Soulfire comes out as silver/silvery blue flames. The only drawback is that using Soulfire [[Our Souls Are Different|takes power directly from your soul]] - [[Cast From Hit Points|and burning away all of your soul using Soulfire is a Bad Thing.]] {{spoiler|Harry gains access to Soulfire thanks to the intervention of the Archangel Uriel after he redeemed Lasciel's shadow.}}

* In [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s ''[[The Last Unicorn (novel)|The Last Unicorn]]'', the title character is briefly held captive by a [[Black Magic]] user named Mommy Fortuna. When the witch claims she would cut out someone else's liver to keep her, the unicorn replies, "True magic can never be done by offering someone else's liver. You must tear out your own, and [[Sweet and Sour Grapes|not expect to get it back]]. The true witches know that."