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An incomplete listing of anything reveals that a selection has been made, and any act of selection is of course political.

Christopher Priest

An incomplete listing of anything reveals that a selection has been made, and any act of selection is of course political.

An illusion has three stages.First there is the setup, in which the nature of what might be attempted at is hinted at, or suggested, or explained. The apparatus is seen. volunteers from the audience s...

Christopher Priest

An illusion has three stages.First there is the setup, in which the nature of what might be attempted at is hinted at, or suggested, or explained. The apparatus is seen. volunteers from the audience s...

About Author
Christopher Priest may refer to:

Christopher Priest (novelist) (1943-2024), British novelist
Christopher Priest (comics) (born 1961), American writer of comic books also known as Jim Owsley
Chris Priest (footballer) (born 1973), former English midfielder

Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called The Pledge. The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Per...

Christopher Priest

Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called The Pledge. The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Per...

In the expression of grief lies recovery from grief itself.

Christopher Priest

In the expression of grief lies recovery from grief itself.

None of it is real, though, because reality lies in a different, more evanescent realm. These are only the names of some of the places in the archipelago of dreams. The true reality is the one you per...

Christopher Priest

None of it is real, though, because reality lies in a different, more evanescent realm. These are only the names of some of the places in the archipelago of dreams. The true reality is the one you per...

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Now you’re looking for the secret, but you won’t find it, because of course you’re not really looking. You don’t really want to know. You want to be fooled.

Christopher Priest

Now you’re looking for the secret, but you won’t find it, because of course you’re not really looking. You don’t really want to know. You want to be fooled.

The dream-state of the Archipelago, which is what we islanders most respond to, and least wish to see changed, seems likely to continue without interference for a long time to come.

Christopher Priest

The dream-state of the Archipelago, which is what we islanders most respond to, and least wish to see changed, seems likely to continue without interference for a long time to come.

The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret... but you wont find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't rea...

Christopher Priest

The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret... but you wont find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't rea...

This is the treasure my lifestyle has earned me. Millions in the bank but an empty soul.

Christopher Priest

This is the treasure my lifestyle has earned me. Millions in the bank but an empty soul.