The moon was gone, but to the magician's eyes the unicorn was the moon, cold and white and very old, lighting his… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But… — Edward Steichen Copy Share Image
He nodded nervously. ‘He looks like a magician. I hate magicians. They usually have rabbits.’ I stared at him. ‘You’re scared of… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“I am possibly the world's greatest magician, because I don't just vanish off stage, I vanish from your memory. I'll bet you're… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
The study of nature with a view to works is engaged in by the mechanic, the mathematician, the physician, the alchemist, and… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
My parents are responsible for the two things I like doing most - driving and magic tricks. They bought me my first… — Fernando Alonso Copy Share Image
The Great Work of Magic is the collapsing of the future into the immediate present; the magician seizes reality and lives now,… — Phil Hine Copy Share Image
All magic is about transformation... the performance magician is telling you that you are the magician in your own life. You are… — Eugene Burger Copy Share Image
As I look out at all of you gathered here, I want to say that I don't see a room full of… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
Houdini, the magician who debunked magic, could not bear to see the great rationalist [Arthur Conan] Doyle enchanted by ghosts and frauds.… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
I think most people are fascinated by chess for that reason. It's just these mystical shapes. It's almost like Harry Potteresque, like… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
“Scott doesn’t suspect anything, right?” I ask. “Are you kidding? He knows pretty much everything,” Travis says as if there was ever… — Emily Harper Copy Share Image
“The poet he was escorting into Wales was a Horus-headed dud of some personal magnetism. The hair was feathered gell, the nose… — Iain Sinclair Copy Share Image
Every magic trick consists of three parts, or acts. The first part is called the Pledge. The magician shows you something ordinary.… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
“The world was fucking awful. It was a wretched, desolate place, a desert of meaninglessness, a heartless wasteland, where horrific things happened… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
Then what is magic for?" Prince Lír demanded wildly. "What use is wizardry if it cannot save a unicorn?" He gripped the… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
To make [parents] happy, I went to Fordham University for three weeks, while at the same time running ads in Variety, "magician-actor… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
If a magician makes a mistake, it's sometimes forgiven by the audience. If a gambling cheat makes a mistake, they will almost… — Steve Truglia Copy Share Image
Back in Khufu's day I knew a magician who parted the Nile just so he could climb to the bottom and retrieve… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I want to bring magic back to where it started, which is not about the props, and it's not about me as… — Keith Barry Copy Share Image
You'd go in the magic shop [as an 8-year-old ], and you'd walk up to the magicians doing stuff, and they'd turn… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
There are only two kinds of people in the world, suckers and people that can be had. Everyone can be had, but… — Eric Sevareid Copy Share Image
There is no trick of a magician or spell of a witch doctor, no drug or mesmerism or bribery or torture or… — Mike Mason Copy Share Image
Being an engineer is to live in a mean, bare prison cell and regard yourself the sovereign of limitless space... for each… — John DeLorean Copy Share Image
No matter what system the magician chooses, in order to make it work most effectively he or she must first become attuned… — Lon Milo DuQuette Copy Share Image
“If you are really bored with life, just meet a decent magician and have a close up magic show, he will restore… — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
“If only I were a magician who could make things possible. I'd give objects the gift of defiance: banisters, gramaphones, guns, the… — Saša Stanišić Copy Share Image
The physical world is the point of departure from whence the magician works and upon which every human being, initiated or not,… — Franz Bardon Copy Share Image
One of my rules is never explain. A writer is a lot like a magician, if you explain how the trick works… — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
Good evening, ladies and gentleman. My name is Orson Welles. I am an actor. I am a writer. I am a producer.… — Orson Welles Copy Share Image
I was always fascinated by fairy stories, fantasy, you know, demons, necromancers, gods and goddesses, everything that is out of our kin… — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
Can a magician kill a man by magic?” Lord Wellington asked Strange. Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. “I suppose… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
In the opening a master should play like a book, in the mid-game he should play like a magician, in the ending… — Rudolf Spielmann Copy Share Image
Well, Henry, you can cease frowning at me. If I am a magician, I am a very indifferent one. Other adepts summon… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
It was reported that the New York Knicks have won all 12 of the home games attended by magician David Blaine. A… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
I'm no wizard, and I don't like being thought of in that light at all. I think of a wizard as being… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Why do we think love is a magician? Because the whole power of magic consists in love. The work of magic is… — Marsilio Ficino Copy Share Image
I just wanted to be in show business. I didn't care if I was going to be an actor or a magician… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
“A magician must always value his magic effects more than himself, because after few years audience may not remember his name but… — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
On my fortieth birthday, rather than merely bore my friends by having anything as mundane as a midlife crisis I decided it… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
![“Houdini, the magician who debunked magic, could not bear to see the great rationalist [Arthur Conan] Doyle enchanted by ghosts and frauds. And so he did what any friend would: He set out to prove spiritualism false and rob his friend Doyle of the only comforting fiction that was keeping him sane…” quote by John Hodgman](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d71/john-hodgman-1811_arthur_houdini-the-magician-who-debunked-magic_461910.jpg)
![“To make [parents] happy, I went to Fordham University for three weeks, while at the same time running ads in Variety, "magician-actor David Copperfield."” quote by David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/812/david-copperfield-2966_actors_to-make-parents-happy-i-went-to-fordham_2279603.png)
![“You'd go in the magic shop [as an 8-year-old ], and you'd walk up to the magicians doing stuff, and they'd turn their back on you. "Oh my gosh, I wish they would accept me." It really lit a fire. I really wanted to succeed.” quote by David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e55/david-copperfield-2966_accept-me_you-d-go-in-the-magic-shop-as-an-8-year_729619.jpg)
