The art of a magician is not found in the simple deception, but in what surrounds it, the construction of a reality which supports the illusion.

Unlike a mere deception or a simple secret, which gives the impression that something's been taken away, a great magician makes you feel like something's been given to you.

Magicians guard an empty safe.

Almost any trick can be improved by thinking through it slowlyThe first step is to not blink

Every once in a while, magicians strike gold. David Regal has created and produced the perfect close-up illusion.

Brilliant. The Ontology Project is a post-graduate course in card magic.

Ultimately every trick succeeds or fails with an audience because of its plot.

Mankind must put an end to war - or war will put an end to ma

Like a butterfly stuck in a chrysalis, waiting for the perfect moment, I was waiting for the day I could burst forth and fly away and find my home.

It's hard to face tomorrow, but it's easier than facing no tomorrow.

Creativity is great-but not in accounting.

I used to have very good sixth sense - knowing exactly where someone was without seeing them.

I always went to see independent films, they're the movies I'm usually most excited to see.

It is however a disgrace to pray! Not for all, but for you, and me, and whoever has his a conscience.

There has never been a successful social movement for any minority without the support of the majority.

This is what we know, when you tell us of your fondest hopes and dreams for us: that your greatest wish is that one day we will cease to be, and strangers you can love will move in behind our faces.

Notice that the whole story of Eden is the story of the struggle over a woman's relationship to a psychoactive plant.