56 Magic Quotes to Believe in the Beauty of Everyday Life

Many of us have been there: lost in a movie or book filled with fantasy and supernatural forces, only to snap back to reality and feel a little disappointed. But what if we could access magic in our everyday lives? Read the 56 quotes below to see if this is possible.

When we think of magic, we picture dragons, wizards, fairies, and all magical creatures; however, sometimes, the real world is filled with its own type of magic. From nature to music to love and even science and technology. Even though we may be able to explain these phenomena, there is still a magical quality about them.

We have become so used to everyday life that we struggle to enjoy the enchanting aspects of it. Read the 56 quotes below to learn how to find the magic in the mundane.

Lang Leav’s quote: "The light is coming from you. You can't see it, but everyone else can." | Image: AmoDays

Quotes about the Magic of the Mundane

"Magic can be found in stolen moments." ― Francesca Lia Block

"Magic exists. Who can doubt it, when there are rainbows and wildflowers, the music of the wind and the silence of the stars?" ― Nora Roberts

"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful." ― Norman Vincent Peale

"Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle." ― Martha Graham

"What others call magic realism is normal and an everyday thing to me." ― Laura Esquivel

Nora Roberts’ quote: “Magic exists. Who can doubt it when there are rainbows and wildflowers, the music of the wind, and the silence of the stars?" | Image: AmoDays

"Nature is a petrified magic city." — Novalis

"The world is its own magic." ― Shunryu Suzuki

"If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water." ― Loren Eiseley

"The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper." ― W.B. Yeats

"I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." — J. B. Priestley

Novalis’ quote: "Nature is a petrified magic city." | Image: AmoDays

Quotes about Magic and the Arts

"Books are a uniquely portable magic." ― Stephen King

"Painting is a lie. It's the most magic of all media, the most transcendent. It makes space where there is no space." ― Chuck Close

"For me, there is very little difference between magic and art. To me, the ultimate act of magic is to create something from nothing: It's like when the stage magician pulls the rabbit from the hat." ― Alan Moore

"The magic doesn't come from within the director's mind; it comes from within the hearts of the actors." ― James Cameron

"Someone needs to tell those tales. When the battles are fought and won and lost, when the pirates find their treasures and the dragons eat their foes for breakfast with a nice cup of Lapsang souchong, someone needs to tell their bits of overlapping narrative. There's magic in that. It's in the listener, and for each and every ear, it will be different, and it will affect them in ways they can never predict, from the mundane to the profound. You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them, and who knows what they might do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift. Your sister may be able to see the future, but you yourself can shape it, boy. Do not forget that... there are many kinds of magic, after all." ― Erin Morgenstern

Stephen King’s quote: "Books are a uniquely portable magic." | Image: AmoDays

"I don't believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book." ― J.K. Rowling

"The magic is only in what books say, how they stitched the patches of the universe together into one garment for us." ― Ray Bradbury

"I think making a movie or a record, the best things happen by accident—and those end up being the magic. Every time I've followed my gut, it's been better than when I've tried to do what I was supposed to do." — Zooey Deschanel

"The very earliest people who made film were magicians." — Francis Ford Coppola

"People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music." — Paul Simon

"Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There's not some trick involved with it. It's pure, and it's real. It moves, it heals, it communicates and does all these incredible things." — Tom Petty

Francis Ford Coppola’s quote: "The very earliest people who made film were magicians." | Image: AmoDays

Quotes on Magical Life Lessons

"The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it." ― J. M. Barrie

"Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity." — W. Clement Stone

"Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible." ― Carol Moseley Braun

"Believe in your heart that you're meant to live a life full of passion, purpose, magic, and miracles." ― Roy T. Bennett

"Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air." ― John Quincy Adams

Hermann Hesse’s quote: "Everyone can perform magic; everyone can reach his goals if he is able to think, if he is able to wait if he is able to fast." | Image: AmoDays

"Imagination is the true magic carpet." ― Norman Vincent Peale

"Everyone can perform magic; everyone can reach his goals if he is able to think, if he is able to wait if he is able to fast." — Hermann Hesse

"Magic will find those with pure hearts, even when all seems lost." ― Morgan Rhodes

"Magic is believing in yourself; if you can do that, you can make anything happen." — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

W. Clement Stone’s quote: "Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity." | Image: AmoDays

"There's just some magic in truth and honesty and openness." — Frank Ocean

Quotes on Magic, Science, and Technology

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." ― Arthur C. Clarke

"If you go back a few hundred years, what we take for granted today would seem like magic―being able to talk to people over long distances, to transmit images, flying, accessing vast amounts of data like an oracle. These are all things that would have been considered magic a few hundred years ago." ― Elon Musk

"Magic, like technology, is a tool." ― Mercedes Lackey

"...disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business...." ― Tom Robbins

Arthur C. Clarke’s quote: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." | Image: AmoDays

"Magic's just science that we don't understand yet." ― Arthur C. Clarke

Quotes on the Magic inside All of Us

"The light is coming from you. You can't see it, but everyone else can." ― Lang Leav

"I address you all tonight for who you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers." ― Brian Selznick

"Magic comes from what is inside you. It is a part of you. You can't weave together a spell that you don't believe in." ― Jim Butcher

Quotes on Believing in Magic

"I am sure there is magic in everything, only we have not sense enough to get hold of it and make it do things for us." ― Frances Hodgson Burnett

Roald Dahl’s quote: "Those who don't believe in magic will never find it." | Image: AmoDays

"Never, ever stop believing in magic, no matter how old you get. Because if you keep looking long enough and don't give up, sooner or later, you're going to find Mary Poppins." ― Steve Kluger

"Those who don't believe in magic will never find it." ― Roald Dahl

Quotes on Magic and Love

"Anyone who has loved has been touched by magic. It is such a simple and such an extraordinary part of the lives we live." ― Nora Roberts

"Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others." — Wayne Dyer

"Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes... just be an illusion." ― Javan

Nora Roberts’ quote: "Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice." | Image: AmoDays

"There are some things, after all, that Sally Owens knows for certain: Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder. Keep rosemary by your garden gate. Add pepper to your mashed potatoes. Plant roses and lavender for luck. Fall in love whenever you can." ― Alice Hoffman

"She's mad, but she's magic. There's no lie in her fire." ― Charles Bukowski

"Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice." — Nora Roberts

Quotes So Full of Magic They Will Leave You Enchanted

"Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace." — Eugene O'Neill

Christopher Paolini’s quote: "Magic is the art of thinking, not strength or language." | Image: AmoDays

"Magic is at the core of myths." ― Colin Farrell

"I want to be magic. I want to touch the heart of the world and make it smile. I want to be a friend of elves and live in a tree. Or under a hill. I want to marry a moonbeam and hear the stars sing. I don't want to pretend at magic anymore. I want to be magic." ― Charles de Lint

"Genius is another word for magic." — Margot Fonteyn

Paul Simon’s quote: "People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music." | Image: AmoDays

"Magic is the art of thinking, not strength or language." — Christopher Paolini

"Many secrets of art and nature are thought by the unlearned to be magical." — Roger Bacon

"I have often admired the mystical way of Pythagoras and the secret magic of numbers." — Sir Thomas Browne

Arthur C. Clarke’s quote: "Magic's just science that we don't understand yet." | Image: AmoDays

Now we know that magic is not just a supernatural force but also a force of nature, science, art, and love. We can cast our spells every day by allowing ourselves to shift our perspectives, create something new, or express our love toward the people we hold dear.

Of course, there are days when nothing we do can help us see the magic in our lives, so we turn to books and movies. One of the magic genre's most beloved film franchises is "Harry Potter." Get a quick taste of the wizarding world by reading these 38 Dobby quotes.