It was as if all of the happiness all of the magic of this blissful hour had flowed together into these stirring bittersweet tones and flowed away becoming temporal and transitory once more.

Every great man every successful man no matter what the field of endeavor has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.

There is no surprise more magical than the surprise of being loved: It is God's finger on man's shoulder.

If you can see the magic in a fairytale you can face the future.

If you see the magic in a fairy tale you can face the future.

The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

Often the magical elements in my books are standing in for elements of the real world the small and magical-in-their-own-right sorts of things that we take for granted and no longer pay attention to like the bonds of friendship that entwine our own lives with those of other people and places.

The magic of America is that we're a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.

It's easy for Americans to forget that the food they eat doesn't magically appear on a supermarket shelf.

I don't want to lose my fitness. I'm 45. I have two babies. I've got a long way to go and I want to keep in tiptop shape. There's no magic bullet.