“I'm writing a book on magic”, I explain, and I'm asked, “Real magic?” By real magic people mean miracles, thaumaturgical acts, and supernatural powers. “No”, I answer: “Conjuring tricks, not real magic”. Real magic, in other words, refers to the magic that is not real, while the magic that is real, that can actually be done, is not real magic.”
“He knew what he knew: that the real world was full of magic, so magical worlds could easily be real.”
“The challenge is to write about real things magically.”
“Psi and/or magical powers, if real, are nearly useless.”
“Hope is the real magic, child.”
“Naught but love makes magic real.”