Quotes by Magic Magicians and scientists are, on the face of it, poles apart. Certainly, a group of people who often dress strangely, live in a world of their own, speak a specialized language and frequently make statements that appear to be in flagrant breach of common sense have nothing in common with a group of people who often dress strangely, speak a specialized language, live in ... er. Terry Pratchett common-sensemagicpeople Who hath not own'd, with rapture-smitten frame, The power of grace, the magic of a name. Thomas Campbell magicgracenames All that mankind has done, thought or been: it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books. Thomas Carlyle magicbooklying Magic is just a way of saying 'I don't know.' Terry Pratchett magicknowsway A world like that, which exists only because the gods enjoy a joke, must be a place where magic can survive. And sex too, of course. Terry Pratchett magicsexworld This time it had been magic. And it didn't stop being magic just because you found out how it was done. Terry Pratchett discworldmagicdone People who wait for a magic wand fail to see that they ARE the magic wand. Thomas Leonard magicwaitingpeople Yes, they are carnal, both of them, love and death, and therein lies their terror and their great magic! Thomas Mann love-and-deathmagiclying The more they pay you the more they will respect you and enjoy your show. Thomas Nelson Downs magicenjoypay Has the world ever been changed by anything save the thought and its magic vehicle the Word? Thomas Mann magicchangedworld And that's what I don't like about magic, Captain. 'cos it's *magic*. You can't ask questions, it's magic. It doesn't explain anything, it's magic. You don't know where it comes from, it's magic! That's what I don't like about magic, it does everything by magic! Terry Pratchett captainsmagicdoe Ninety percent of most magic merely consists of knowing one extra fact. Terry Pratchett magicknowingfacts Magic never dies. It merely fades away. Terry Pratchett fadesmagicdies This looks like a job for inadvisably applied magic if ever I saw one. Terry Pratchett magicjobslooks Unseen University was much bigger on the inside. Thousands of years as the leading establishment of practical magic in a world where dimensions were largely a matter of chance in any case had left it bulging in places where it shouldn't have places. There were rooms containing rooms which, if you entered them, turned out to contain the room you'd started with, which can be a problem if you are in a conga line. Terry Pratchett unseenmagicyears Chemistry, unlike other sciences, sprang originally from delusions and superstitions, and was at its commencement exactly on a par with magic and astrology. Thomas Thomson astrologysuperstitionsmagic The theater troubled her. It had a magic of its own, one that didn’t belong to her, one that wasn’t in her control. It changed the world, and said things were otherwise than they were. And it was worse than that. It was magic that didn’t belong to magical people. It was commanded by ordinary people, who didn’t know the rules. They altered the world because it sounded better. Terry Pratchett magicordinarypeople And who shall say--whatever disenchantment follows--that we ever forget magic; or that we can ever betray, on this leaden earth, the apple-tree, the singing, and the gold? Thomas Wolfe applesmagictree That's what I don't like about magic, it does everything by magic! Terry Pratchett magicdoe Unseen University had never admitted women, muttering something about problems with the plumbing, but the real reason was an unspoken dread that if women were allowed to mess around with magic they would probably be embarrassingly good at it. Terry Pratchett unseenmagicreal«8182838485868788899091»
