Noun
A magician.
Source: Webster's dictionaryYou thought, as a boy, that a mage is one who can do anything. So I thought, once. So did we all. And the truth is that as a man's real power grows and his knowledge widens, ever the way he can follow grows narrower: until at last he chooses nothing, but does only and wholly what he must do... Ursula K. Le Guin
The first thing every mage should learn is that magic makes fools of us. Now you may call yourself a mage. You have learned the most important lesson. Tamora Pierce
Sandry: "There has to be something we can do." Lark: "We're mages. We do what we can, but some problems are too big to fix." Sandry: "Then I wish I weren't a mage. What good is magic, if you can't use it to help people. Tamora Pierce
Do you think we'll be waiting long?” Valkyrie asked, keeping her voice low. "The last time we were in this building, we accused the Grand Mage of being a traitor,” Skulduggery said. "Yes, I think we'll be waiting long. Derek Landy
You could be the Mega Mage of wizards. You could rule Minionfire. Do you really think so?' Yeah, but you'd have to make a deal with the wood elves.' I don't like the wood elves.' They're okay. They're misunderstood. Janet Evanovich
Along the way, they encounter a variety of unique and colorful characters, including the tragic black mage Vivi, before saving the world. Source: Internet