An artist is above all a human being, profoundly human to the core. If the artist can't feel everything that humanity feels,… — Diego Rivera Copy Share Image
“He was sure people detested accountants; they were boring. In fact, he had put down his profession as an airline pilot on… — Max Nowaz Copy Share Image
“Now, Nikolas was a happy boy. Well, actually, no. He would have told you he was happy, if you asked him, and… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
Many years ago, in the throes of my struggles on the PGA Tour, I had difficulty even getting into pro-ams. I needed… — Gary McCord Copy Share Image
“Black Magick is the process of self-transformation through an antinomian initiatory structure, Black meaning the hidden wisdom, power of darkness, dreams and… — Michael W. Ford Copy Share Image
I love experienced people. I love people who are phenomenally talented. I love people who've worked so hard and been so courageous… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
“He had discovered that it was easier – far easier than any one could have supposed – to make oneself mad, but… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“What could she do who would not cast away magic and leave the home that an ageless day had endeared to her… — Lord Dunsany Copy Share Image
I believe in the magic of books. I believe that during certain periods in our lives we are drawn to particular books--whether… — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
How can this be your car? (Nick) Well, I wrote a really big check that didn’t bounce to the dealer and then… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
We were not for underestimating magic - a life-conductor like the sap between the tree-stem and the bark. We know that it… — Freya Stark Copy Share Image
Northern Sweden holds a special kind of magic. It's cold, lonely, and the people are tough and silent, or so the stereotype… — Camilla Lackberg Copy Share Image
It took teams of LEP warlocks to slow down time for a few hours; the magic required to open a door to… — Eoin Colfer Copy Share Image
Writing is not magic. It’s a craft, a process, a set of steps. As with any process, things sometimes break down. Even… — Roy Peter Clark Copy Share Image
So let's not use a stylus. We're going to use the best pointing device in the world. We're going to use a… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
'Boldface' is a pilot term, a magic word to describe the procedures that could, in a crisis, save your life. We say… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
The funny thing is, when I ask people with dark skin if they would change their color, they tell me no, and… — Alice Dreger Copy Share Image
A long white ribbon shot out of the crack in the wall. The ribbon just kept coming, weaving itself into some kind… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“Prognoses which have been made contend that our technology will terminate in pure necromancy. If so, everything we now experience would be… — Ernst Jünger Copy Share Image
“The idea of magic being something that is separate from everyday life – known to the magicians but not the ordinary people… — Mhairi Simon Copy Share Image
Certain individual words do possess more pitch, more radiance, more shazam! than others, but it's the way words are juxtaposed with other… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
Let's see, now... in HOGFATHER there are a number of stabbings, someone's killed by a man made of knives, someone's killed by… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“This is the simplest of spells, and foundation to all others. Magic seeks to better understand, and eventually to build on, the… — Ruthanna Emrys Copy Share Image
Apple was our benefactor at starting General Magic, but about a year later decided they would rather BE General Magic and tried… — Andy Hertzfeld Copy Share Image
“Cordelia loved his explanations. She loved knowing words that belonged to things she'd never seen, even to things you couldn't see at… — Leonie Swann Copy Share Image
People make basic assumptions based on what they have now. But you have to ask yourself, 'Is this really what people are… — Drew Houston Copy Share Image
I have a great body, I really do. But I want to be taken seriously as an artist, and wearing anything that… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
Up there we see everything, Oakland to the left, El Cerrito and Richmond to the right, Marin forward, over the Bay, Berkeley… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
I know,” said Peter. “Perhaps better than anyone. But you can’t stay a child forever. To choose to speak into Echo’s Well… — James A. Owen Copy Share Image
“An illusion has three stages. "First there is the setup, in which the nature of what might be attempted at is hinted… — Christopher Priest Copy Share Image
What I learned about acting, from my experiences directing, is why so many producers and directors don't like actors. You go through… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
Everyday God gives us the sun, and also the moment in wich have the ability to change everything that makes us unhappy.… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
A magic trick of any sort works because you tell yourself a story about what you see. And politicians use this all… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
Those authors into whose hands nature has placed a magic wand, with which they no sooner touch us than we forget the… — Denis Diderot Copy Share Image
“There are spaces between the events we see where things get past us. Magicians know this too, with their sleight of hand… — Kenneth Calhoun Copy Share Image
The greatness and efficacy of a magician is measured by his refusal to use magic. The true magician, the greatest, is the… — Cesar Aira Copy Share Image
“A geas was a contract with the goddess of Fate. Sometimes one was born indentured, other times it was bestowed upon one… — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
I feel there's so much still to learn about acting. But there is some magic in the capturing of performance and in… — Ralph Fiennes Copy Share Image
I've solved the mystery: You have to submit silently. Open up, let go. Let anything penetrate you, even the most painful things.… — Klaus Kinski Copy Share Image
“He loved the darkness and the mystery of the Catholic service--the tall priest strutting like a carrion crow and pronouncing magic in… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
