David Copperfield Quotes
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The real secret of magic lies in the performance.
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The audiences are what keep me enthusiastic.
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Never stop listening to your audience.
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Magicians lose the opportunity to experience a sense of wonder.
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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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It's a mad world. Mad as Bedlam, boy!
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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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I discovered Musha Cay and the islands around it in the Exumas.
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I have always been interested in pushing magic forward.
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A long pull, and a strong pull, and a pull altogether, my hearties, hurrah!
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There is a safe spot within every tornado. My job is to find it.
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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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'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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I am fortunate to have the resources to have many methods to do each of my illusions.
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For me to grow, I have to know about the foundation that came before.
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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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Marriage is like a formality for me.
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For my father, being kind was natural... I have to really work at it. I love competing and winning, conquest - not words you usually associate with kindness.
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If I was gay, why would I hide it?
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I'd better go into the house, and die and be a riddance!
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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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No, I think marriage is a great thing.