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1 " Cats were often familiars to workers of magic because to anyone used to wrestling with self-willed, wayward, devious magic--which was what all magic was--it was rather soothing to have all the same qualities wrapped up in a small, furry, generally attractive bundle that...might, if it were in a good mood, sit on your knee and purr. Magic never sat on anybody's knee and purred. "
2 " Not all magic is fireworks and fanfare. Sometimes magic is quiet and sneaks up on you. An illusion is what needs all the bells and whistles to make itself appear grander than it really is, which is just a trick that can be explained. "
― Jeff Guinn , The Autobiography of Santa Claus (The Christmas Chronicles #1)
3 " Potential, and the will to deploy it. That's all magic is in the end, you know. "
― Richard K. Morgan , The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
4 " The unknown is sexier that the revealed. All magic tricks are a disappointment once you learn how they’re done. "
― L.H. Cosway , Still Life with Strings
5 " I had said before that all stories were magic. It had never occurred to me that all magic was stories. "
― Jim C. Hines , Unbound (Magic Ex Libris, #3)
6 " He had discovered that it was easier – far easier than any one could have supposed – to make oneself mad, but like all magic it was full of obstacles and frustrations. Even if he succeeded in summoning the fairy (which did not seem very likely), he would be in nocondition to talk to him. Every book he had ever read on the subject urged magicians to be on their guard when dealing with fairies. Just when he needed all his wits, he would have scarcely any wits at all. "
― Susanna Clarke , Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
