“Words are the writer's sorcery, our dark arts and our sleight of hand. They're our enchantment and our temptation” — Karl Wiggins Copy Share Image
“A magician may step out without a purse, but he should never step out without a pack of playing cards.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
“I don’t do magic tricks because I am happy; I’m happy because I do magic tricks.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Storytelling draws on the magic of language to created Elsewheres. Writers use a linguistic sleight-of-hand to take an attribute, attach them to… — Maria Tatar Copy Share Image
Well you know, the big trick with 'Saw,' the sleight of hand that you have to pull off is that - spoiler… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
In the winters, I enrolled in the hotel management program at Cornell University. I naively thought that I knew something about sleight-of-hand,… — Ricky Jay Copy Share Image
I suppose that if I could only do one thing, a solid card effect would be pretty high on the list. That's… — Ricky Jay Copy Share Image
“She saw now that he was like an illusionist who captivated women with a little sleight of hand and once she had… — Anna Godbersen Copy Share Image
If you're creating a whole universe, even if it's a universe squeezed into a solar system, you have to use a little… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
“A trial is not a science fair, but rather a magic show. A show based on appearances and logical fallacies and sleight… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
Happiness, you see, its just an illusion of Fate, a heavenly sleight of hand designed to make you believe in fairy tales.… — Ellen Hopkins Copy Share Image
When [the magician] clicks his fingers and cards change to the four aces, we know we have experienced sleight of hand. Real… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
“persuading himself that he was a most conscientious and glorious martyr, [he] nobly resolved to do what, if he had examined his… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“I coax my palm into his lapel in search of my wish, returning his feverish kisses. "Checkmate, you son of a bug,"… — A.G. Howard Copy Share Image
Elton John can be a master of the sleight of hand. The arrangements make it seem like there are substantial melodies underneath… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
Especially in repetitive music, to make a long piece of music you have to be extremely skilled in your sleight of hand.… — Oneohtrix Point Never Copy Share Image
Jargon is the verbal sleight of hand that makes the old hat seem newly fashionable; it gives an air of novelty and… — David Lehman Copy Share Image
“Mass was like grand opera, a magic show with the most expensive props in town. And faith, a sleight of hand trick,… — Kathleen Tessaro Copy Share Image
A lot of people experience the world with the same incredulity as when a magician pulls a rabbit out of a hat.…We… — Jostein Gaarder Copy Share Image
“The modern banking system manufactures money out of nothing. The process is perhaps the most astounding piece of sleight of hand that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“When Isaac Newton embarked on his great program, he encountered a fundamental lack of definition where it was most needed. He began… — James Gleick Copy Share Image
“A chef’s magic is his ingredients, how he can substitute one for another, then break with convention by changing it all around… — Karl Wiggins Copy Share Image
“A magician creates magic and mesmerizes the audience. But it is a pantomime, and the audience knows that it’s a ruse. It’s… — Laura Lam Copy Share Image
I've learned a lot of sleight of hand and coin tricks, but as far as the occult is concerned, I have not… — Jason Ralph Copy Share Image
Falsehood is a critical element in fiction. Part of the thrill of being told a story is the chance of being hoodwinked.… — John Cheever Copy Share Image
Susan Straight finds LA's secret heart in Between Heaven and Here and with a sleight of hand only the masters have, she… — Walter Mosley Copy Share Image
I have loved works of fiction precisely for their illusions, for the author's sleight-of-hand in showing me the magic, what appeared in… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“Religious people, with their eyes and minds on the heavens, and their hearts open, were more susceptible to a con job and… — Tim Reiterman Copy Share Image
Our world is very dishonest, and our leaders encourage dishonesty by setting bad examples - by lying, being corrupt, and using political… — Stuart Wilde Copy Share Image
“There's a trick they do with one pea and three cups which is very hard to follow, and something like it, for… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Dai Vernon, the greatest sleight of hand figure in the history of the art, rarely performed. But he invented magic and had… — Ricky Jay Copy Share Image
![“When [the magician] clicks his fingers and cards change to the four aces, we know we have experienced sleight of hand. Real magic would not be quite that quick and easy. Real magic would take investment. Real magic would draw you in, and make you nervous.” quote by Derren Brown](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/dea/derren-brown-3112_aces_when-the-magician-clicks-his-fingers-and_2100588.jpg)
![“persuading himself that he was a most conscientious and glorious martyr, [he] nobly resolved to do what, if he had examined his own heart a little more carefully, he would have found he could not resist. Such is the sleight of hand by which we juggle with ourselves, and change our very weaknesses…” quote by Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/686/charles-dickens-34_character_persuading-himself-that-he-was-a-most-co_2393256.jpg)
