Magic" is simply a way of talking to the universe in a way that it cannot ignore.

“All bookshelves are magical.”

“It was a good place, and a fine city, but there is a price to be paid for all g…”

“I would dower you with experience, without experience."and I, in my turn, would…”

“So yeah, Jesus does pretty good over here. But I met a guy who said he saw him …”