David Copperfield Quotes
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The real secret of magic lies in the performance.
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Never stop listening to your audience.
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The audiences are what keep me enthusiastic.
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I discovered Musha Cay and the islands around it in the Exumas.
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'It was as true,' said Mr. Barkis, 'as turnips is. It was as true,' said Mr. Barkis, nodding his nightcap, which was his only means of emphasis, 'as taxes is. And nothing's truer than them.'
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The key is for the audience never to know, so I have a plan B for every illusion.
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But when I go off stage I don't have a deck of cards with me all the time.
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Magicians lose the opportunity to experience a sense of wonder.
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My uncle's house burned down when I was 6 years old. We got out safely. But ever since, I've had a nightmare of dying in a fire.
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It's a mad world. Mad as Bedlam, boy!
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For me to grow, I have to know about the foundation that came before.
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There is a safe spot within every tornado. My job is to find it.
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A long pull, and a strong pull, and a pull altogether, my hearties, hurrah!
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There ain't no sort of orse that I ain't bred, and no sort of dorg. Orses and dorgs is some men's fancy. They're wittles and drink to me - lodging, wife, and children - reading, writing, and Arithmetic - snuff, tobacker, and sleep.
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I have always been interested in pushing magic forward.
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I discovered something amazing, which has caused a lot of controversy - the fountain of youth. I have to keep it a secret!
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I'd better go into the house, and die and be a riddance!
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I am fortunate to have the resources to have many methods to do each of my illusions.
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'Never,' said my aunt, 'be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can always be hopeful of you.'
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'The labour is so pleasant,'said Agnes,'that it is scarcely grateful in me to call it by that name.'
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I am well aware that I am the umblest person going... My mother is likewise a very umble person. We live in a numble abode, Master Copperfield, but have much to be thankful for.
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I only ask for information.
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Marriage is like a formality for me.
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There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose.