I believe it was Rene Lavand who said,
"Cards tricks are the poetry of magic."
If that is the case, its no wonder many people don't like it,
most people don't understand it,
and those who do it are often bad at it.
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Hi Bill,
Wasn't it Hoffsinzer who said that? I seem to remember Ricky Jay attributing the quote to H. when I saw "52 Assistants".
Best,
Andrew
It is possible. Or probable. Either way it certainly applies to Rene Lavand.
It's an ambiguous comment anyway. It's usually interpreted to mean that card magic is somehow better than other branches of the art, but like anything, there is good and bad poetry.
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