--- title: "20 Magic Art Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 20 Magic Art quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Magic Art sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/ben-okri-3640_art_magic-becomes-art-when-it-has-nothing-to_3123226.jpg" --- > [Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-okri/magic-becomes-art-when-it-has-nothing-to-hide/) [Ben Okri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-okri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/ben-okri-3640_art_magic-becomes-art-when-it-has-nothing-to_3123226.jpg) > [Their 'magic' is Art, delivered from many of its human limitations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/their-magic-is-art-delivered-from-many-of-its-human-limitations/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fe/anonymous-1_art_their-magic-is-art-delivered-from-many-o_1182036.jpg) > [Magic is the art of changing consciousness at will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dion-fortune/magic-is-the-art-of-changing-consciousness-at-will/) [Dion Fortune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dion-fortune/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f4/dion-fortune-13548_art_magic-is-the-art-of-changing-consciousne_2622167.jpg) > [Magic is the art of thinking, not strength or language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/magic-is-the-art-of-thinking-not-strength-or-language/) [Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/christopher-paolini-622_art_magic-is-the-art-of-thinking-not-strengt_927020.png) > [Magic is an art form where you lie and tell people you are lying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teller/magic-is-an-art-form-where-you-lie-and-tell-people-you-are-lying/) [Teller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bd/teller-18703_art_magic-is-an-art-form-where-you-lie-and-t_1358761.png) > [Magic: (n) The art of converting superstition into coin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/magic-n-the-art-of-converting-superstition-into-coin/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bc/ambrose-bierce-140_art_magic-n-the-art-of-converting-superstiti_3024206.jpg) > [Without magic, there is no art. Without art, there is no idealism. Without idealism, there is no integrity. Without integrity, there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-chandler/without-magic-there-is-no-art-without-art-there-is-no-idealism/) [Raymond Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-chandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a39/raymond-chandler-629_art_without-magic-there-is-no-art-without-ar_55009.jpg) > [Well, I also love magic, which is, you know, different than showmanship. Magic's an art where you use slight of hand or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blaine/well-i-also-love-magic-which-is-you-know-different-than-showmanship/) [David Blaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blaine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b22/david-blaine-13915_also_well-i-also-love-magic-which-is-you-know_493909.jpg) > [Magic's an art where you use slight of hand or illusion to create wonder. And I was just intrigued with that idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blaine/magic-s-an-art-where-you-use-slight-of-hand-or-illusion-to-create/) [David Blaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blaine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/david-blaine-13915_art_magic-s-an-art-where-you-use-slight-of-h_2016263.jpg) > [“Art is magic, and art is powerful. Art saves lives- I really believe that. It gives us courage and compassion we might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cross/art-is-magic-and-art-is-powerful-art-saves-lives-i-really-believe/) [Sarah Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e24/sarah-cross-12393_art_art-is-magic-and-art-is-powerful-art-sav_1480423.jpg) > [MAGIC, n. An art of converting superstition into coin. There are other arts serving the same high purpose, but the discreet lexicographer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/magic-n-an-art-of-converting-superstition-into-coin-there-are-other/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21c/ambrose-bierce-140_art_magic-n-an-art-of-converting-superstitio_2693928.jpg) > [Magic and art tend to share a lot of the same language. They both talk about evocation, invocation, and conjuring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-moore/magic-and-art-tend-to-share-a-lot-of-the-same-language-they-both-talk/) [Alan Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16b/alan-moore-583_art_magic-and-art-tend-to-share-a-lot-of-the_223994.jpg) > [For me, there is very little difference between magic and art. To me, the ultimate act of magic is to create something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-moore/for-me-there-is-very-little-difference-between-magic-and-art-to-me/) [Alan Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec2/alan-moore-583_art_for-me-there-is-very-little-difference-b_2230871.jpg) > [“Owen remarked "The basis of science and art is magical - vice versa, magic is art and science. It goes both ways.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luvelle-raevan/owen-remarked-the-basis-of-science-and-art-is-magical-vice-versa/) [Luvelle Raevan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luvelle-raevan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/209/luvelle-raevan-106559_art_owen-remarked-the-basis-of-science-and-a_200822.jpg) > [I think that's the nature of representation. No matter what it will disappoint, it will fail in some way.But that's also part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-crewdson/i-think-that-s-the-nature-of-representation-no-matter-what-it-will/) [Gregory Crewdson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-crewdson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f1/gregory-crewdson-16134_art_i-think-that-s-the-nature-of-representat_1949877.jpg) > [“Caleb was no sorcerer, but in the only magic art that still remains to us, the magic of devoted, deathless love, Nature…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/caleb-was-no-sorcerer-but-in-the-only-magic-art-that-still-remains-to/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66c/charles-dickens-34_art_caleb-was-no-sorcerer-but-in-the-only-ma_1218163.jpg) > [There is some confusion as to what magic actually is. I think this can be cleared up if you just look at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-moore/there-is-some-confusion-as-to-what-magic-actually-is-i-think-this-can/) [Alan Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/922/alan-moore-583_art_there-is-some-confusion-as-to-what-magic_1457226.jpg) > [I don't distinguish between magic and art. When I got into magic, I realised I had been doing it all along, ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-moore/i-don-t-distinguish-between-magic-and-art-when-i-got-into-magic-i/) [Alan Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/alan-moore-583_art_i-don-t-distinguish-between-magic-and-ar_778848.jpg) > [“Both money and art powdered as they are with the romance and poetry of the age are magic. Rather money is magic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-robbins/both-money-and-art-powdered-as-they-are-with-the-romance-and-poetry/) [Tom Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-robbins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/353/tom-robbins-169_art_both-money-and-art-powdered-as-they-are_145223.jpg) > [I believe that magic is art, and that art, whether that be music, writing, sculpture, or any other form, is literally magic.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-moore/i-believe-that-magic-is-art-and-that-art-whether-that-be-music/) [Alan Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/444/alan-moore-583_achieve_i-believe-that-magic-is-art-and-that-art_2269089.jpg) ## Top authors on Magic Art - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alan-moore-10359.jpg) Alan Moore 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/magic-art/alan-moore/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", 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There are other arts serving the same high purpose, but the discreet lexicographer does not name them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ambrose Bierce" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/magic-n-an-art-of-converting-superstition-into-coin-there-are-other/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21c/ambrose-bierce-140_art_magic-n-an-art-of-converting-superstitio_2693928.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21c/ambrose-bierce-140_art_magic-n-an-art-of-converting-superstitio_2693928.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21c/ambrose-bierce-140_art_magic-n-an-art-of-converting-superstitio_2693928.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“MAGIC, n. An art of converting superstition into coin. 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