Quotes by Magic Photography is a craft. Anyone can learn a craft with normal intelligence and application. To take it beyond the craft is something else. That's when magic comes in. And I don't know that there's any explanation for that. Elliott Erwitt craftsmagicphotography Every word was a singing sparrow, a magic trick, a truffle for me. The words made me laugh in delight. Elizabeth Gilbert magicsinginglaughing Portofino in the '60s was magic. Women in bright silk, each with a gardenia in their hand. The bottle started then, in my mind. Elsa Peretti magicmindhands Engineering is the closest thing to magic that exists in the world. Elon Musk engineeringmagicworld I think the thing that I lost in myself when I stopped writing fiction and the thing that I rediscovered and started mining again is, for lack of a better word, magic. It's the way you can brush up against the inexplicable and the mystical. Elizabeth Gilbert magicwritingthinking The sound of the pages turning was the sound of magic. The dry liquid feel of paper under fingertips was what magic felt like. Emma Donoghue pages-turningmagicsound Recording interviews is like magic. a) It stops you from taking notes in the middle and b) you can play that recording for people. Emmett Shear magicplaypeople I think sometimes the way to preserve the magic of a book is to throw it away - meaning, not to cling to the way a book does its magic but to find a cinematic equivalent. Emma Donoghue magicbookthinking When deciding between two competing theories, always go with the one that doesn't involve a magic spell. Emo Philips magictheorytwo Holly died without a friend to hold her hand. Artemis felt her go, another gift of the magic. He kept on counting, brushing away the tears on his cheeks. Eoin Colfer holliesmagichands Artemis Fowl grinned right back at him and pointed his index finger to the sky... from the tip of this finger sprang a small blue spark that exploded like a tiny firework. “I know magic can be stolen,” said Artemis. “Because I stole some myself. Eoin Colfer magicskyblue It's not enough to create magic. You have to create a price for magic, too. You have to create rules. Eric Burns magicenoughwriting Of course I saved you," she said. "I couldn't do without you." And because she was happy and flushed with magic Holly leaned down and kissed Artemis, magic sparking around the contact like tiny fireworks. Eoin Colfer holliesdown-andmagic Sig Sauer. Nine millimetres. Thirteen in the magazine. Big bullets. One of these hits you and it could blow your head off; something even the magic can't fix. Other than that you should be all right, presuming you remembered to wear the regulation above-ground micro-fibre jumpsuit recently patented by me. Then again, being a Recon jock, you probably didn't. Eoin Colfer magazinesmagicblow Orion brightened. "I have an idea." "Yes?" said Foaly, daring to hope that a spark of Artemis remained. "Why don't we look for some magic stones that can grant wishes? Or, if that doesn't work, you could search my naked body for some mysterious birthmark that means I am actually the prince of somewhere or other. Eoin Colfer magicmeanideas There are only two kinds of people in the world, suckers and people that can be had. Everyone can be had, but a sucker will always bet you $50 that he can't be had. Maybe magicians are around to remind us we can all be had, so we don't become suckers. Eric Sevareid magictwopeople Courage is the only Magic worth having. Erica Jong magiccourage There is this tendency to think that if you could only find the magic way, then you could become a poet. "Tell me how to become a poet. Tell me what to do." . . . What makes you a poet is a gift for language, an ability to see into the heart of things, and an ability to deal with important unconscious material. When all these things come together, you're a poet. But there isn't one little gimmick that makes you a poet. There isn't any formula for it. Erica Jong magicheartthinking I am a fan of magic and fantasy, particularly when it's grounded in reality. Erin Morgenstern magicfansreality Is magic not enough to live for? Erin Morgenstern magicenough«2122232425262728293031»
