The Magician's Hidden Library Magic Words: A Dictionary

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astrologers: • integration "The single most magical word in astrological interpretation is integration." -- Steven Forrest, The Changing Sky (1999) attorneys: • lawyer "She left with a few insults and five thousand dollars in compensation -- a sum of money beyond her wildest dreams -- and all because of that magic word 'lawyer.'" -- Paul Coelho, Eleven Minutes (2004) autobiographers: • I imagine "'I imagine' is an instant disclaimer you can give yourself at any point with a work, two magic words that many autobiographic writers forget they can use." -- Tristine Rainer, Your Life As Story (1998) board members: • meeting adjourned -- C. Alan Jennings, Robert's Rules for Dummies (2004) buddhists: • emptiness "'Emptiness' is the magic word that names the essence of the universe." -- Stephan Beyer, Cult of Tara: Magic and Ritual in Tibet (1978) business people: • funding -- Tom Clancy, Rainbow Six (2004) • opportunity, enterprise, prosperity, success "[The skyscrapers] were materialized by those hard, cold, magic words -- opportunity, enterprise, prosperity, success -- just business words out of world-wide commerce from a land rich in natural resource." -- Younghill Kang, "A Korean Discovers New York," The American Reader: Words That Moved a Nation (2000) • import-export -- Elie Wiesel, All Rivers Run to the Sea: A Memoir (1995) caterers: • refreshment "At that magic word refreshment the whole crowd formed up in procession and silently awaited the signal to start." -- Kenneth Grahame, The Reluctant Dragon (198 )
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