I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you…

Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives…

— Tennessee Williams

Like a stage magician, the con artist misdirects suspicion. While everyone’s watching for him to pull a rabbit out of a hat, he’s actually…

— Holly Black

Even mud gives the illusion of depth.

— Marshall McLuhan

TV shows and movies are a rare form of atemporality, and in an ever-changing, always-on world, spoilers feel irrefutable - sheer access to them…

— Jenna Wortham

Art gives us the illusion of liberation from the sordid business of being.

— Fernando Pessoa

“I like carrying you. It gives me the illusion that you’ll let me take care of you.”

— Nina Croft

Decorate your home. It gives the illusion that your life is more interesting than it really is.

— Charles M. Schulz

I think technology gives the illusion that you are connecting with people, social media particularly.

— Sam Esmail

I think that the Oscar gives you some kind of guts or something, it gives you the illusion that you can do it. It's…

— Benicio Del Toro

Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff…

— David Sedaris

I like coffee because it gives me the illusion that I might be awake.

— Lewis Black

“To know a thing does not always enable us to prevent it, but at least the things we know we do hold, if not…

— Marcel Proust

If your eyes are far apart, bringing the brow shape closer together gives the illusion of shorter distance between the eyes.

— Anastasia Soare

“A great magician is not more magical than other magicians; he is just more magical in his presentation.”

— Amit Kalantri

“A magician must always value his magic effects more than himself, because after few years audience may not remember his name but they will…

— Amit Kalantri