"Are you watching closely?"

"The secret impresses no one. The trick you use it for is everything."

"The sacrifice... that's the price of a good trick."

"You went halfway around the world. You spent a fortune. You did terrible things. Really terrible things, Robert. And …"

"We both had half of a full life, which was somehow enough for us. But not for them."

"You're familiar with the phrase "Man's reach exceeds his grasp"? It's a lie. Man's grasp exceeds his nerve. The only …"

"Don't forget your hat."

"Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge". The magician shows yo…"

"Every magic trick consists of three parts, or acts. The first part is called the pledge, the magician shows you somet…"

"The pledge of Nolan's The Prestige is that the film, having been metaphorically sawed in two, will be restored; it fa…"