1.
It was our favorite part of the day, this in-between time, and it always seemed to last longer than it should--a magic and lavender space unpinned from the hours around it, between worlds.
Paula McLain
It was our most cherished moment of the day, this interlude, and it constantly appeared to endure more than necessary--a supernatural and violet void unattached from the periods around it, between realms.
2.
Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There's not some trick involved with it. It's pure and it's real. It moves, it heals, it communicates and does all these incredible things.
Tom Petty
3.
A blur of great magic is still just a blur.
Ken Weber
A miasma of prodigious enchantment is still simply a hazy patch.
4.
My Brain is the key that sets me free.
Harry Houdini
My Mind is the catalyst that liberates me.
5.
Beige is atmosphere. It's bisque, it's ivory, it's cream, it's stone, it's toast, it's cappuccino. It;s well, it's magic.
Albert Hadley
'Beige is captivating. It's off-white, it's eggshell, it's milk, it's rock, it's warmth, it's coffee. It;s entrancing, it's spellbinding.'
6.
Never try to fool children, they expect nothing, and therefore see everything.
Harry Houdini
Do not attempt to deceive minors, they anticipate nothing and thus observe everything.
7.
I don’t believe in magic. I believe in hard work.
Richie McCaw
I don't trust in sorcery. I have faith in effort.
8.
Royalty is completely different than celebrity. Royalty has a magic all its own.
Philip Treacy
Regal status is vastly distinct from fame. Regalness carries an enchantment all its own.
9.
What the eyes sees, the ear hears, and the mind believes.
Harry Houdini
'What is seen, heard, and accepted by the mind.'
10.
Never tell the auidience how good you are, they will soon find out for themselves.
Harry Houdini
Don't boast to the spectators; they will discern your merits soon enough.
11.
The unicorns were the most recognizable magic the fairies possessed, and they sent them to those worlds where belief in the magic was in danger of falling altogether. After all there has to be some belief in magic- however small- for any world to survive.
Terry Brooks
12.
I'm a witch woman--high on tobacco and holy water. I'm a woman delighted with her disasters. They give me something to do. A profession of sorts...I have the magic of words. The power to charm and kill at will.
Sandra Cisneros
13.
You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants some magical solution to their problem and everyone refuses to believe in magic.
Sebastian Stan
'Individuals in this world seek a miraculous answer to their predicaments, yet they deny the existence of miracles.'
14.
Man's word is his wand filled with magic and power! Man comes into the world financed by God, with all that he desires or requires already on his pathway. This supply is released through faith and the Spoken Word. If thou canst believe, all things are possible.
Florence Scovel Shinn
15.
The programmers of tomorrow are the wizards of the future. You're going to look like you have magic powers compared to everybody else.
Gabe Newell
The coders of tomorrow are the conjurers of the future. You will appear to have supernatural abilities compared to everyone else.
16.
When I was younger I was looking for this magic meaning of life. It's very simple now. Making the lives of others better, doing something of lasting value. That's the meaning of life, it's that simple.
Temple Grandin
17.
When I was growing up, all the women in my house were using needles. I've always had a fascination with the needle, the magic power of the needle. The needle is used to repair damage. It's a claim to forgiveness. It is never aggressive, it's not a pin.
Louise Bourgeois
18.
Love passed, the Muse appeared, the weather
of mind got clarity new-found;
now free, I once more weave together
emotion, thought, and magic sound.
Alexander Pushkin
20.
Magic is the sole science not accepted by scientists, because they can't understand it.
Harry Houdini
21.
Some say I do it this way, others say I do it that way, but I say I do it the other way.
Harry Houdini
22.
Wherever love and compassion are active in life, we can perceive the magic breath of the spirit blowing through the sense world.
Rudolf Steiner
24.
Without the work, the magic won’t come.
Jay-Z
25.
Some of it's magic and some of it's tragic but I had a good life all the way.
Jimmy Buffett
26.
Keep up your enthusiasm! There is nothing more contagious than exuberant enthusiasm.
Harry Houdini
27.
Magic is what we do, music is how we do it.
Jerry Garcia
28.
My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage." - Aunt Frances
Alice Hoffman
29.
You can't be pregnant in leotards, and this is the last chance for us to get our bodies into the shape of concert dancers and capture it with the magic of film.
Patrick Swayze
30.
You don't get into magic. Magic gets into you.
David Blaine
31.
And suddenly you know: It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.
Meister Eckhart
32.
In magic, today as always, the effect is what counts. The method or methods used are always purely secondary.
Dai Vernon
33.
I love experienced people. I love people who are phenomenally talented. I love people who've worked so hard and been so courageous and are the leaders in their fields. For me to meet somebody like that and learn from them and share words with them -to me that's magic.
Michael Jackson
35.
The problem is that humans have victimized animals to such a degree, that they aren't even considered victims. They aren't even considered at all. They're nothing. They don't count, they don't matter, they're commodities like TV sets and cellphones. We've actually turned animals into inanimate objects - sandwiches and shoes. It is the greatest magic trick ever performed.
Gary Yourofsky
36.
To romanticize the world is to make us aware of the magic, mystery and wonder of the world; it is to educate the senses to see the ordinary as extraordinary, the familiar as strange, the mundane as sacred, the finite as infinite.
Novalis
37.
There is not enough magic in a bloodline to forge an instant, irrevocable bond.
James Earl Jones
38.
Design is a tool that allows us to reach out and inspire, to touch others and help make lives magic and wonderful
Marcel Wanders
39.
If you see the magic in a fairy tale, you can face the future.
Danielle Steel
40.
The magic of espresso is that it's only made with 50 beans.
Andrea Illy
41.
All our behaviours are a result of neurophysiological activity in the brain. There is no reason to believe there is any magic going on.
Steven Pinker
42.
There is a single main definition of the object of all magical Ritual. It is the uniting of the Microcosm with the Macrocosm. The Supreme and Complete Ritual is therefore the Invocation of the Holy Guardian Angel; or, in the language of Mysticism, Union with God.
Aleister Crowley
43.
To practice magic is to be a quack; to know magic is to be a sage.
Eliphas Levi
44.
Most processes leave out the stuff no one wants to talk about: magic, intuition and leaps of faith.
Michael Bierut
45.
It is important to remember that we all have magic inside us.
J. K. Rowling
47.
We're going to shoot one Polaroid per show. I'm going to sign this before it even develops because I know that once it develops with my signature on it, it's worth a fortune. I'll make this a work of magic warlock art.
Charlie Sheen
48.
Stairs," Valkyrie said, disappointed. "Not just ordinary stairs," Skulduggery told her as he led the way down. "Magic stairs." "Really?" "Oh, yes." She followed him into the darkness. "How are they magic?" "They just are." "In what way?" "In a magicky way." She glared at the back of his head. "They aren't magic at all, are they?" "Not really.
Derek Landy
49.
Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.
J. K. Rowling