“I am sure there is Magic in everything, only we have not sense enough to get hold of it and make it do things for us”

“The word I think of is precarious. I am struck by how precarious it all is. How the things that hold us are only as strong as the faith we have in them.”

“Ideas aren't magical; the only tricky part is holding on to one long enough to get it written down. ”

“He stared at her. "How do chicks do that?" "We have uteruses- they give us magic color sense.”

“The only magic we have is what we make in ourselves, the muscles we build up on the inside, the sense of belief we create from nothing.”

“I am not a fan of the magical quick fix in any fiction, including fantasy, scifi and comic books. Unless Dr. Who is involved, and then only because we get to use the phrase 'Timey-wimey wibbliness' which, I'm sure you'll agree, there are not enough occasions to drop into ordinary adult conversation.”