“Some of mankind's most terrible misdeeds have been committed under the spell of certain magic words or phrases”
James Bryant Conant
“Parents can plant magic in a child's mind through certain words spoken with some thrilling quality of voice, some uplift of the heart and spirit.”
Robert MacNeil
“I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some words got me into trouble and others got me out”
Katherine Dunn
“Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef”
Tom Robbins
“Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell is broken.”
Simone de Beauvoir
“The words dripped on my consciousness, sank into my being, and carried me away to the magic long ago of once upon a time.”
Peter Abrahams
“The Miranda rule has degenerated into being a set of magic words, ... And when we get to trial, it's not so important that the suspect confessed voluntarily, but whether or not those words were said at the right time.”
Edward Flynn
