“Enjoy failure and learn from it. You never learn from success.”— James Dyson, quoted in The Mind and Magic of David Berglas Failure has aRead More
“No performer should attempt to bite off red-hot iron unless he has a good set of teeth.”— Harry Houdini Harry Houdini was a master escapeRead More
“The generation of atmosphere, the aura of the uncanny, is one of the most important secrets of magic. It contributes to the willing suspension ofRead More
“Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.”— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Mystery and miracle—two words often used interchangeably, but as Goethe points out, they are not theRead More
“The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.”— Walter Bagehot There’s something thrilling about proving people wrong—not out of spite,Read More
“If you can truly believe what you are pretending to do is really happening, then your audience will believe it, too.”— Richard Osterlind, Making MagicRead More
“In other words, the magic show takes place primarily in the spectator’s head…. Nevertheless, the wizard may exert a certain degree of control: he determinesRead More
“Wonder is a very subtle, precious emotion, often lost in the gross hustle and bustle of modern life. When we feel wonder, we are immediatelyRead More
“All magic is about transformation… the performance magician is telling you that you are the magician in your own life. You are the agent ofRead More
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.”— Albert Einstein As a magician,Read More
