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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
“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
“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
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
“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
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
“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
Women are like tricks by sleight of hand, Which, to admire, we should not understand — William Congreve Copy Share Image
'The Rachel Maddow Show' is a piece of sleight of hand presented as a cable news show. It is TV entertainment at… — Janet Malcolm Copy Share Image
“Between Ricky’s charm and persuasion and Gabriel’s lock picking and sleight of hand, if I took enough lessons, I could become a… — Kelley Armstrong 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
“The definition of superb animation is that each character on the screen makes you believe it is a thinking being. Whether it’s… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“Along with the mystical wonderment and sense of ecological responsibility that comes with the recognition of connectedness, more disturbing images come to… — Malcolm Margolin Copy Share Image
“Honestly, the pair of you" was Edward's response. I brushed cracker crumbs off my homework folder; I'd needed a snack after giving… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“How much better it is to understand it all, to recognise it all, all the impossibilities and the stone wall; not to… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Kaz had never been able to dodge the horror of that night in the Ketterdam harbor, the memory of his brother’s corpse… — Leigh Bardugo 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/quotes/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/quotes/img-quotes/686/charles-dickens-34_character_persuading-himself-that-he-was-a-most-co_2393256.jpg)
