It seemed to me that you make magic real by making it a little prosaic, a little difficult and disappointing - never quite as glamorous as the other characters imagine.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.
It's not sometimes realistic to think that something magical can happen, but I think I look for the magic.
After being in Harry Potter, I believe a bit more in magic than I did before.
I didn't want readers to have to make allowances for what they couldn't see, but to be able to say to themselves that the fabric of the magic detailed was perfectly believable.
Magic is an art form where you lie and tell people you are lying.
I think every fantasy reader secretly believes they know how magic works.
The real magic is in making the intangible idea, the creative impulse, manifest and live in our reality.
Sometimes, magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.
The real secret of magic lies in the performance.
So, when the special effects are at the service of the story and draw you into it, that is really the magic.