“I know magicians and I know magic and I say this: all magicians lie and this one more than most.”
Source: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
“I feel that most illusionists, magicians and prestidigitators have lost their sense of magic. A movie, a painting, a sunset or a piece of music are sometimes more magical than many 'magic tricks'. Most of our contemporary magicians arouse pity or compassion and don't allow the spectators to dream about other worlds. Magic is not the trick you're doing. Magic is a certain mood, an atmosphere; the absolute beauty of the instant when Man meets the sacred; where the walls of our reality open and, beyond them, infinity appears. The magicians are guides who may, at their will, travel from one universe to another, bringing you with them.”
Christian Chelman, 1993, Capricornian Tales, L & L Publishing, p. 6
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Do you have more details about the quote "I feel that most illusionists, magicians and prestidigitators have lost their sense of magic. A movie, a painting, a su…" by Christian Chelman?
Christian Chelman 1
magician 1957Related quotes
Duke University, 01/03/2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYcOoqxuroI&t=54m51s
The Magic Of Reality (2012)
Source: The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True
Context: Don’t ever be lazy enough, defeatist enough, cowardly enough to say “I don't understand it so it must be a miracle - it must be supernatural - God did it”. Say instead, that it’s a puzzle, it’s strange, it’s a challenge that we should rise to. Whether we rise to the challenge by questioning the truth of the observation, or by expanding our science in new and exciting directions - the proper and brave response to any such challenge is to tackle it head-on. And until we've found a proper answer to the mystery, it's perfectly ok simply to say “this is something we don't yet understand - but we're working on it”. It's the only honest thing to do. Miracles, magic and myths, they can be fun. Everybody likes a good story. Myths are fun, as long as you don't confuse them with the truth. The real truth has a magic of its own. The truth is more magical, in the best and most exciting sense of the word, than any myth or made-up mystery or miracle. Science has its own magic - the magic of reality.
“Dull magic is a collection of tricks: great magic should sting.”
Derren Brown
(1971) British illusionist
Books, Harry Houdini on Deception (foreword) (2009)
“But magic can't operate without a magician, and being a magician can beat a man to his knees.”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 6: Hal
Martin Gardner
(1914–2010) recreational mathematician and philosopher
Mathematics, Magic, and Mystery https://books.google.com/books?id=-kOFBQAAQBAJ&pg=PR11#v=onepage&q=%22Mathematical%20magic%20combines%22%23v%3Dsnippet&f=false (1956), p. ix
Derren Brown
(1971) British illusionist
Books, Absolute Magic - A Model for Powerful Close-Up Performance (2003) second edition
Edie Sedgwick
(1943–1971) Socialite, actress, model
Edie : Girl On Fire (2006)
Context: But I really, since I exist, at all, I believe that it's possible for people... I've lived through impossible situations. So I believe in it. I just believe, and that's the magic... That's the whole thing, you talk about magic that there's to believe in, and it is there. But most people don't really believe in it. And I refuse, like, since I'm still alive and done the things I've done and seen things and understood things as far as I have, and I am alive, I mean physically intact. When I shouldn't be, according to medical reports and so forth. I mean I should be, not here. That's all there is to it. So the magic's working and it's a rare situation.