Misdirection Quote by Erin Morgenstern

When we think of misdirection, we think of something as looking off to the side when, actually, the things right in front of us…

— Apollo Robbins

Magic consists of creating, by misdirection of the senses, the mental impression of supernatural agency at work. That, and only that, is what modern…

— John Nevil Maskelyne

We know there are no weapons of mass destruction. But there are weapons of misdirection. Millions without health insurance, poverty abounds. For war, billions…

— Joseph Lowery

there is ten times more in the world than would maintain all in yet unknown luxury. Yet how much misery there is in our…

— Ernestine Rose

Misdirection. What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes.

— John Travolta

We’re a different sort of thief here, Lamora. Deception and misdirection are our tools. We don’t believe in hard work when a false face…

— Scott Lynch

“Fables should be taught as fables, myths as myths, and miracles as poetic fancies. To teach superstitions as truths is a most terrible thing.…

— Hypathia of Alexandria

The mass media causes sexual misdirection: It prompts us to need something deeper than what we want. This is why Woody Allen has made…

— Chuck Klosterman

We always think of misdirection as, 'Look over here while I do this over here!' And that's not what it is. You can be…

— Apollo Robbins

The map had been the first form of misdirection, for what is a map but a way of emphasizing some things and making other…

— Jeff VanderMeer

Of course, to avoid getting stuck in that convo with someone you dislike or feel uncomfortable around, don't be passive, be proactive. Do not…

— Eugene Mirman

Conversing with children is a fine art… An art form that demands large amounts of both honesty and misdirection. Or maybe discretion is a…

— Miriam Toews