Top Quotes & Sayings by Hake Talbot

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American writer Hake Talbot.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Hake Talbot

Hake Talbot is a pen name of the American writer Henning Nelms (1900-1986). Talbot was chiefly known for his impossible crime, locked room mystery novel Rim of the Pit (1944). Nelms reserved his real name for writing non-fiction about showmanship. He was the author of the book Magic and Showmanship: A Handbook for Conjurers (1969).

The magic of drama is infinitely more powerful than the magic of trickery. It is as available to the conjurer as it is to the actor. The only difference is that actors take it for granted, whereas few conjurers are even aware that it exists.
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