The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

Attributed to the English novelist and poet Eden Phillpotts, the line frames “magic” not as the supernatural but as the wonder and complexity embedded in ordinary reality. Its key claim is developmental: the world’s richness is already present, yet it becomes visible only as our “wits” (attention, knowledge, perceptiveness) sharpen. The quote thus aligns with a tradition of literary romanticism and scientific curiosity alike—suggesting that maturity, education, and sustained observation expand what we can perceive. It also carries an ethical nudge: rather than blaming the world for being dull, we should refine our faculties to meet it more fully.

1) “The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.”
2) “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”