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title: "11 Man Magic Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-heinlein/one-man-s-magic-is-another-man-s-engineering-supernatural-is-a-null/)

[Robert A. Heinlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-heinlein/)

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> [“Darian, there is no man, no magic, no force of nature in this world that could keep me from loving you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-bonilla/darian-there-is-no-man-no-magic-no-force-of-nature-in-this-world-that/)

[Amanda Bonilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bonilla/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/amanda-bonilla-33396_force_darian-there-is-no-man-no-magic-no-force_30544.jpg)

> [One man's magic is another man's gluey torture session.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-earle-haley/one-man-s-magic-is-another-man-s-gluey-torture-session/)

[Jackie Earle Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-earle-haley/)

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> [“Can a magician kill a man by magic?” Lord Wellington asked Strange. Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. “I suppose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susanna-clarke/can-a-magician-kill-a-man-by-magic-lord-wellington-asked-strange/)

[Susanna Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susanna-clarke/)

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> [“A man’s magic demonstrates what sort of person he is, what is held most deeply inside of him. There is no truer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/a-man-s-magic-demonstrates-what-sort-of-person-he-is-what-is-held/)

[Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/)

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> [Can a magician kill a man by magic?” Lord Wellington asked Strange. Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. “I suppose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susanna-clarke/can-a-magician-kill-a-man-by-magic-lord-wellington-asked-strange-2/)

[Susanna Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susanna-clarke/)

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> [“At that time there appeared a certain man of magic power...if it be meet to call him a man whose name is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aylmer-von-fleischer/at-that-time-there-appeared-a-certain-man-of-magic-power-if-it-be/)

[Aylmer Von Fleischer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aylmer-von-fleischer/)

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> [Oh man. If I had magic powers... I would hope that I would use them for good. I think I would. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-stahl/oh-man-if-i-had-magic-powers-i-would-hope-that-i-would-use-them-for/)

[Nick Stahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-stahl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f3/nick-stahl-60027_corny_oh-man-if-i-had-magic-powers-i-would-hop_1149853.jpg)

> [What's interesting about the wizarding world is when you take physical strength out of the equation, a woman can do magic just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-k-rowling-2/what-s-interesting-about-the-wizarding-world-is-when-you-take/)

[J. K. Rowling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-k-rowling-2/)

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> [“Magic came from life itself, from the interaction of nature and the elements, from the energy of all living beings, and especially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/magic-came-from-life-itself-from-the-interaction-of-nature-and-the-2/)

[Jim butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/jim-butcher-151_life_magic-came-from-life-itself-from-the-int_2216727.jpg)

> [A man's magic demonstrates what sort of person he is, what is held most deeply inside of him. There is no truer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/a-man-s-magic-demonstrates-what-sort-of-person-he-is-what-is-held-2/)

[Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/)

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