“Real or not real?”
“Real people had real agendas, real demands, real expectations about how other people should behave.”
“This had been real: real in its flaws and uncertainties, real in its small triumphs, real in its compromises and understanding.”
“You love me. Real or not real?"I tell him, "Real.”
“If it looks real and feels real, do you think it matters if it's real?”
“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.”