Where magic is concerned, there is always an initial decision, an initial willingness to let it enter your life. If that is not there neither is magic.
From meetings and partings none can ever escape. Nor from magic. The Books of Magic : The Invisible Labyrinth (1990)
Science is a way of talking about the universe in words that bind it to a common reality. Magic is a method of talking to the universe in words that it cannot ignore. The two are rarely compatible.
Enlighten the child. Show him what magic truly is, and what it was, and what it may become. He has the potential to become the most powerful human adept of this age. It is up to the four of us to ensure that he chooses correctly. That is our mission and our burden. The Books of Magic (1991)