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Jim Steinmeyer Quotes

Unlike a mere deception or a simple secret, which gives the impression that something's been taken away, a great magician makes you feel like something's been given to you.

Unlike a mere deception or a simple secret, which gives the impression that something's been taken away, a great magician makes you feel like something's been given to you.

Jim Steinmeyer
Taken, Simple, Giving
Jim Steinmeyer, Teller (2009). “Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear”, p.22, Da Capo Press

Magicians guard an empty safe.

Jim Steinmeyer
Magic, Safe, Empty
Jim Steinmeyer, Teller (2009). “Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear”, p.16, Da Capo Press

The art of a magician is not found in the simple deception, but in what surrounds it, the construction of a reality which supports the illusion.

Jim Steinmeyer
Art, Simple, Reality

Almost any trick can be improved by thinking through it slowlyThe first step is to not blink

Jim Steinmeyer
Thinking, Firsts, Steps

Ultimately every trick succeeds or fails with an audience because of its plot.

Jim Steinmeyer
Plot, Succeed, Failing

Brilliant. The Ontology Project is a post-graduate course in card magic.

Jim Steinmeyer
Magic, Cards, Ontology

Every once in a while, magicians strike gold. David Regal has created and produced the perfect close-up illusion.

Jim Steinmeyer
Perfect, Gold, Illusion

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