“Magic never dies. It merely fades away.”
Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author
Source: The Color of Magic
“Participant. A participant is active, a part of the process, and a necessary component of the magical experience. This is how it should be. No magic happens unless the participant perceives it as magical, so she can never be a mere spectator.”
Books, Confessions of a Conjuror (2010)
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