Magicians Quotes

99 Magicians quotes by 74 unique authors

Dai Vernon, the greatest sleight of hand figure in the history of the art, rarely performed. But he invented magic and had an enormous influence… — Ricky Jay
I never talk much about my family, but my grandfather was friendly with these guys, with magicians and ventriloquists on the highest levels, and I… — Ricky Jay
Even the best SEOs are not magicians. They can't simply place a site at the top of the engines when there are hundreds of thousands… — Jill Whalen
The compelling thing about making art—or making anything, I suppose—is the moment when the vaporous, insubstantial idea becomes a solid there, a thing, a substance… — Audrey Niffenegger
We're starting to realize that magicians have a lot of implicit know-ledge about how we perceive the world around us because they have to deceive… — Richard Wiseman
To its devotees the bowtie suggests iconoclasm of an Old World sort, a fusty adherence to a contrarian point of view. The bowtie hints at… — Warren St. John
I was always fascinated by fairy stories, fantasy, you know, demons, necromancers, gods and goddesses, everything that is out of our kin and out of… — Christopher Lee
I never thought about doing a sequel when I was actually writing 'The Magicians.' I only ever considered it a standalone. — Lev Grossman
I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians. — Francis Ford Coppola
Great liars are also great magicians. — Adolf Hitler
In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being… — Billy Joel
Estragon: We always find something, eh Didi, to give us the impression we exist? Vladimir: Yes, yes, we're magicians. — Samuel Beckett
Without books the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are the engines of change, windows on the world, "Lighthouses" as the poet said… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Some years ago there was in the city of York a society of magicians. They met upon the third Wednesday of every month and read… — Susanna Clarke
Scientists have calculated that the chances of something so patently absurd actually existing are millions to one. But magicians have calculated that million-to-one chances crop… — Terry Pratchett
You would be amazed how many magicians have died after being bitten by mad rabbits. It's far more common than you might think. -Angela the… — Christopher Paolini
It is curious and we magicians collect curiosities, you know. — Susanna Clarke
Minor magicians take pains to fit this traditional wizardly bill. By contrast, the really powerful magicians take pleasure in looking like accountants. — Jonathan Stroud
That did it. I'd gone through a lot in the past few days. Everyone I met seemed to want a piece of me: djinn, magicians,… — Jonathan Stroud
Some magicians are rich, some are famous, some are stupidly good-looking.' Jamie gave Nick a rather complicated look. Nick raised an eyebrow. 'Some of us… — Sarah Rees Brennan
Newton was not the first of the age of reason. He was the last of the magicians, the last of the Babylonians and Sumerians, the… — John Maynard Keynes
Nobody believes in magicians any more, nobody believes that anyone can come along and wave a wand and turn you into a frog. But if… — Agatha Christie
I know magicians and I know magic and I say this: all magicians lie and this one more than most. — Susanna Clarke
There will be guards,” Bast said. “And traps. And alarms. You can bet the house is heavily charmed to keep out gods.” “Magicians can do… — Rick Riordan
Brother dear,” I said, “did your soul leave your body while Amos was talking, or did you actually hear him? Egyptian gods real. Red Lord… — Rick Riordan

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