The mind is led on, step by step, to defeat its own logic.
Most magicians consider the palm an easy move to make. They are inclined to believe that they are 'getting away with it,' when they are in fact fortunate enough to have a polite audience.
Comedy born of bewilderment is the only comedy that should be in magic.
What the eyes see, the heart must believe.
A good magic effect should easily be described in one sentence.
Large action arrest small action.