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a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil- It's a talisman of sorts, one that carries with it all my memories of my dad; every now and then, I remove it from my pocket and stare at it.Nicholas Sparks -- Dear John
- The fact of his own survival burned inside him, a talisman against them, as though his father's stag kept guardian in his heart.J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Music had become his talisman against the loneliness which, one day, must surely overwhelm him.Arthur C. Clarke -- Childhood's End
- "Trust me," he says; which in itself has never been a talisman, carries no guarantee.Margaret Atwood -- The Handmaid's Tale
- Probably Gawaine or his men would be skulking at his heels, in case for a moment he should lay the talisman aside.T. H. White -- The Once and Future King
- But no, he did not touch his talisman, and what is the reason he gives for it?Fyodor Dostoyevsky -- The Brothers Karamazov
- By him stood Piggy still holding out the talisman, the fragile, shining beauty of the shell.William Golding -- Lord of the Flies
- He called out his own name before him like a talisman against harm.Cormac McCarthy -- All the Pretty Horses
- In Len's mind he saw the charm as a talisman that might speed my father's recovery.Alice Sebold -- The Lovely Bones
- Iridescent oils are displayed with amulets, talismans, incense.Christina Garcia -- Dreaming in Cuban
- My glowing eyes were a talisman.Stephenie Meyer -- The Host
- It wore Bast's collar, but as I watched, the talisman of the goddess crumbled to dust.Rick Riordan -- The Red Pyramid
- Mr. Mompellion, too, has come upon these talismans.Geraldine Brooks -- Year of Wonders
- Brigid's odd collection of talismans is still there.Libba Bray -- Sweet Far Thing
- I pressed her close to my motionless heart, holding her like a talisman against rash behavior.Stephenie Meyer -- Breaking Dawn
- Well, now I'm grown up, the talisman's lost its power.'Ivan Turgenev -- Fathers and Sons
- It had been worn as a talisman by soldiers in the last imperialist war.Boris Pasternak -- Doctor Zhivago
- It is not only a valuable diamond, but it is an enchanted talisman.Alexandre Dumas -- The Three Musketeers
- The Talisman could unbind that lock, could warm him against the cold, could transport him anywhere in the world...... There came a sound of wings, beating.Roger Zelazny -- Lord of Light
- Then wide-eyed Hera smiled . and smiling put the talisman in her breast.Homer -- The Iliad
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