Books Quote by Thomas Carlyle

“All that mankind has done, thought, gained, or been; it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books.”

— Thomas Carlyle

“All that Mankind has done, thought, gained or been is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of Books. They are the chosen…

— Thomas Carlyle

Magic is an art form where you lie and tell people you are lying.

— Teller

The rules of magic, my dear, are best not discusses. For once we understand the illusion, we no longer believe it.

— Libba Bray

Magic things are fond of deceptions.

— Tom Robbins

“Magic was well-crafted lies woven into stories no one believed were true, even though they delighted in seeing the convincing falsehood with their own…

— Gwenda Bond

Like legend and myth, magic fades when it is unused -- hence all the old tales of elfin kingdoms moving further and further away…

— Charles de Lint

“Magic isn’t about make-believe, after all. It’s just about suspending your own disbelief sufficiently to see the wonder that exists inside each and every…

— Jeanette LeBlanc

“The world has fully lost touch with the old ways. Magic has always stayed so well hidden and out of sight that now it’s…

— Kassandra Cross

magic persists without us no matter what we may do to try to spoil it

— Charles Bukowski

A magic dwells in each beginning, protecting us, telling us how to live...

— Hermann Hesse

A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic.

— Carl Sagan