Genuine magic demands on perfect simplicity of execution.

- Jean Hugard

Magic is the illusion which is created when a series of natural movements apparently causes an unnatural, or magical, result.

- Jean Hugard

It is presentation which lifts the card trick from the level of the commonplace puzzle to the status of an unforgettable and inexplicable mystery.

- Jean Hugard

If the actions used in performing sleights are visible or even suspected by the onlooker, the whole illusion of magic is destroyed.

- Jean Hugard