Magic Quotes

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Writing prejudicial, off-putting reviews is a precise exercise in applied black magic. The reviewer can draw free-floating disagreeable associations to a book by implying that… — William S. Burroughs
A life without love, without the presence of the beloved, is nothing but a mere magic-lantern show. We draw out slide after slide, swiftly tiring… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Art is a deception that creates real emotions - a lie that creates a truth. And when you give yourself over to that deception, it… — Marco Tempest
Ageing destroys youth, sickness destroys health, degeneration of life destroys all excellent qualities and death destroys life. Even if you are a great runner, you… — Dalai Lama
People who wait for a magic wand fail to see that they ARE the magic wand. — Thomas Leonard
To play is to yield oneself to a kind of magic. — Hugo Rahner
Beauty imposes reverence in the Spring, Grave as the urge within the honeybuds, It wounds us as we sing. Beauty is joy that stays not… — Shaw Neilson
Haven't you got any romance in your soul?" said Magrat plaintively. "No," said Granny. "I ain't. And stars don't care what you wish, and magic… — Terry Pratchett
The first time I can remember being on a stage in front of an audience was one that came with triumph, adrenaline and a childlike… — Corey Taylor
Observers in the full enjoyment of their bodily senses pity me, but it is because they do not see the golden chamber in my life… — Helen Keller
Don't use metaphors in fantasy; your readers will take them literally. Or they may take them figuratively - but if so, they'll also take your… — Teresa Nielsen Hayden
The best fantasy is written in the language of dreams. It is alive as dreams are alive, more real than real ... for a moment… — George R. R. Martin
It's not enough to create magic. You have to create a price for magic, too. You have to create rules. — Eric Burns
Sometimes I think creativity is magic; it's not a matter of finding an idea, but allowing the idea to find you. — Maya Lin
If we believe in magic, we'll live a magical life. — Tony Robbins
There's no magic bullet; there's no pill that you take that makes everything great and makes you happy all the time. I'm letting go of… — Anne Hathaway
I believe that Chess possesses a magic that is also a help in advanced age. A rheumatic knee is forgotten during a game of chess… — Vlastimil Hort
You can't make a great musician or a great photographer if the magic isn't there. — Eve Arnold
I was a Catholic boy, I went to church every Sunday. A church has a certain magic and mystery for a child. It still shows… — Robert Mapplethorpe

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