We shall not extend ourselves with magic when bureaucracy serves as fine an end.

I am not interested in wishing hard and having the Universe provide all I need without any work on my part.

Words could be quite enough for magic to occur, when the night was warm enough and the moon waxing.

Childhood is this time of magic and monsters; hoping for one and fearing the other... The worst part of being a kid is discovering which one exists... So, I chose to believe in magic.

[H]e had heard of, but given little credence to, magic. There was always someone talking of folk remedies and charms, but it seemed to him the inclination of fools misunderstanding chance.

I reserve magick for necessities, a bit like the good china. It has a time and a place, but eating peanut butter sandwiches off it each morning chips and devalues it.

Please do not say magic like you are discussing a bowel movement... Humanity expects the lights, so they are provided.

Magic was not in glitter and sparks. Real magic didn't need to be.

Children assume that monsters dwell in closets. Pubescent literati know it is the gateway to magic lands.