She saw now that he was like an illusionist who captivated…

I am an illusionist - that's why I create art.

— Marilyn Minter

“Spring is not a season; it is a mysterious illusionist who sets off fireworks in the depths of our soul!”

— Mehmet Murat ildan

An actor is part illusionist, part artist, part ham.

— Oscar Wilde

The Illusionist is the storyteller in so many ways. Symbols become his obsession. It's not simply about creating plot - one must also grapple…

— Porochista Khakpour

Lies, tricks, sleight-of-hand What is love? Why do I care? It is thievery, murder, torture But I don't have it and never will, so…

— Merrie

“I hope that I will never let you down. I know that this can be more than just flashing lights and sound. Look around…

— Thrice

If you're creating a whole universe, even if it's a universe squeezed into a solar system, you have to use a little bit of…

— Alastair Reynolds

“Civilsation is the sleight of hand that conceals our natures from ourselves.”

— Salman Rushdie

Dai Vernon, the greatest sleight of hand figure in the history of the art, rarely performed. But he invented magic and had an enormous…

— Ricky Jay

I suppose that if I could only do one thing, a solid card effect would be pretty high on the list. That's the root…

— Ricky Jay

“There's a trick they do with one pea and three cups which is very hard to follow, and something like it, for greater stakes…

— Anonymous

If your sleight of hand causes you to break eye contact with your audience, it is too advanced for your skill level.

— Jeff McBride

If you do sleight of hand without trying to cheat someone, that's what magic is.

— Harry Anderson

Never reveal. The effect is entertaining, the sleight of hand is insulting.

— Anonymous

“Such is the sleight of hand by which we juggle with ourselves, and change our very weaknesses into stanch and most magnanimous virtues!”

— Charles Dickens