Being a magician
"Magic, at its most basic, turns words into reality." (Rick Riordan)
The trick, of course, is in knowing the magic is possible. Then you must be ever curious in exploring the potent, baffling and oftentimes alarming depths. This is your trade, which you ply without fear. Because, as JK Rowling's Dumbledore reminded us, βWords are... our most inexhaustible source of magic.β