The pale deer are believed to have lived a thousand years, the pure white five hundred more. Those who seek them would gladly wander the wilds forever for the merest glimpse of these sacred beings.
—Flavor text for Sacred White Deer
, Magic: The Gathering
, Magic: The Gathering"To witness a Great Stag is not to see a mere beast, but instead to glimpse the very heart of a forest given and come alive before our eyes."
—Bonnaudo, Bretonnian explorer, Warhammer: Storm of Magic
The wild deer, wandering here and there
Keeps the human soul from care
Keeps the human soul from care
—William Blake, Auguries of Innocence
