Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.
—Ben Okri (b.1959) Nigerian Novelist, Poet, Short-Story Writer
Books are a uniquely portable magic.
—Stephen King (b.1947) American Novelist, Screenwriter, Columnist, Film Director
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon—instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
—Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) American Self-Help Author
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
—Eden Phillpotts (1862–1960) English Novelist, Dramatist, Poet
Many secrets of art and nature are thought by the unlearned to be magical.
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626) English Philosopher
Love is the magician that pulls man out of his own hat.
—Ben Hecht (1894–1964) American Screenwriter, Playwright
It’s been suggested that if the supernaturalists really had the powers they claim, they’d win the lottery every week. I prefer to point out that they could also win a Nobel Prize for discovering fundamental physical forces hitherto unknown to science. Either way, why are they wasting their talents doing party turns on television?
—Richard Dawkins (b.1941) British Evolutionary Biologist, Atheist
Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective.
—William S. Burroughs (1914–97) American Novelist, Poet, Short Story Writer, Painter
Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef.
—Tom Robbins (1932–2025) American Novelist known for Seriocomic Fiction
Indubitably, Magic is one of the subtlest and most difficult of the sciences and arts. There is more opportunity for errors of comprehension, judgment and practice than in any other branch of physics.
—Aleister Crowley (1875–1947) English Occultist, Mystic, Magician
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
—Arthur C. Clarke (1917–2008) British Scientist, Science-fiction Writer
There is a magic in that little world, home; it is a mystic circle that surrounds comforts and virtues never known beyond its hallowed limits.
—Robert South (1634–1716) English Theologian, Preacher
Magic lives in curves, not angles.
—Mason Cooley (1927–2002) American Aphorist
Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, grace and power in it.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German Poet
There is something in omens.
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) (c.43 BCE–c.18 CE) Roman Poet
The power of Thought, the magic of the Mind!
—Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron) (1788–1824) English Romantic Poet
Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable.
—Margot Fonteyn (1919–91) British Ballet Dancer
Magic is believing in yourself. If you can do that, you can make anything happen.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German Poet
We must not let daylight in upon the magic.
—Walter Bagehot (1826–77) English Economist, Journalist
Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.
—Tom Robbins (1932–2025) American Novelist known for Seriocomic Fiction
Logic only gives man what he needs…Magic gives him what he wants.
—Tom Robbins (1932–2025) American Novelist known for Seriocomic Fiction
The magic of the pen lies in the concentration of your thoughts upon one object.
—George Henry Lewes (1817–78) English Philosopher, Man of Letters
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