Quotes by Magic That's one form of magic, of course." "What, just knowing things?" "Knowing things that other people don't know. Terry Pratchett magicknowingpeople When you understand things, there's no more magic. Tim Berners-Lee magic We live in such a hyperliterate world, soaked and saturated in writing: on our machines, on the streets, on our television screens. It's just that writing doesn't live in the boxes that it used to. The genie is out of the bottle. But that just means that the magic could be anywhere. Tim Carmody magicwritingmean I grew up watching monster movies and horror movies, which I felt were like fairy tales and I think this always spoke to me. Something about that is symbolism - the beauty and the magic which helps me work with film and start making modern fairy tales. Tim Burton magicsymbolismthinking I was a big Magic Johnson fan. And I guess people who knew that gave a name that... In that vein. I tried to play like him. Tim Duncan magicplaypeople Throughout history, every mystery ever solved has turned out to be NOT magic. Tim Minchin magicmystery Just it's as close to magic as you can get in America, education. Tim Scott magicamerica Follow your passion. Magic has no formula. Tina Sharkey follow-your-passionmagicpassion I wish Howard Ashman was still alive so I could just meet him and tell him his words are magic. It's so fun to say. He has such great alliteration and paints the most vivid images with his lyrics Tituss Burgess magicwishfun To create anything… is to believe, if only momentarily, you are capable of magic. Tom Bissell magicifsbelieve To create anything — whether a short story or a magazine profile or a film or a sitcom — is to believe, if only momentarily, you are capable of magic. These essays are about that magic — which is sometimes perilous, sometimes infectious, sometimes fragile, sometimes failed, sometimes infuriating, sometimes triumphant, and sometimes tragic. I went up there. I wrote. I tried to see. Tom Bissell magicstoriesbelieve 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 magicrealmoving You should never hesitate to trade your cow for a handful of magic beans. Tom Robbins anxietymagicinspiration I learn the lines as soon as I can and then the challenge really, for filming, is to show up and be there and respond to what's around you. That's where the gold dust is. It's really strange, no amount of preparation will help you with the magic of spontaneity on the day [of filming]. Tom Hiddleston magicdustchallenges Certain individual words do possess more pitch, more radiance, more shazam! than others, but it's the way words are juxtaposed with other words in a phrase or sentence that can create magic. Perhaps literally. The word "grammar," like its sister word "glamour," is actually derived from an old Scottish word that meant "sorcery." When we were made to diagram sentences in high school, we were unwittingly being instructed in syntax sorcery, in wizardry. We were all enrolled at Hogwarts. Who knew? Tom Robbins sorcerymagicschool The mission of the artist in an over-technologi zed society, is to call the old magic back to life. Tom Robbins missionsmagicartist Most magic is a trick, an illusion. But [when The Beatles played the Ed Sullivan Show], this was real. Man oh man, was it real. Tom Petty magicrealmen Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef. Tom Robbins beefmagiccutting There was no use pretending, no magic left to hear, all the music gave me was a craving for lite beer. Tom Petty rock-and-rollmagicbeer Logic only gives man what he needs... Magic gives him what he wants. Tom Robbins magicgivingmen«8283848586878889909192»
