Demonic figures and occult themes have disappeared from modern magic.

I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

the sight of me is good for sore eyes

When people say you can't do it - that it's impossible - never lose hope. Just because they couldn't doesn't mean you can't.

The real secret of magic lies in the performance.

It wasn't just about doing tricks. It's about taking an audience to another place, a special place, so they can really suspend their disbelief. Its about amazing the audience as well as moving them.

I'm just waiting for people to start asking me to make the rain disappear.

There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose.

The most important thing is presentation.

Stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will'.

They were smart enough to know that handing out superpowers like sweets to the general public was never going to be a good idea.Not that that stopped it from happening anyway.

He is a man of sense who does not grieve for what he has not but rejoices in what he has.

In terms of romantic films, all-time romantic films, I really like 'Gone With the Wind.' And I realize I sound so cliched saying that, but there's something so absolutely romantic about it.

One thing I've learned about the Marvel universe is that it's a little bit like God... if you want to make him laugh, just make a plan.

The truth of the matter is that inerrancy is simply a way of saying that there are no errors that call into question the truthfulness of Scripture wherever Scripture is making truth claims.

I now find magic in the mundane. I'm also more creative - better able to look beyond the obvious and come up with new story angles.

As a performer, I wanted to be the loudest, most persistent alarm clock I could be, because there didn’t seem like any other way to snap society out of its Christianity- and media-induced coma.

Every day I wake up, there's a little part of my brain that's thinking I might die in a terrorist attack today.

He who would be a great soul in the future, must be a great soul now.

There can be powerful magic in acts of desperation.