Ghosts, I was thinking, memories—I wasn’t sure there was a difference. - Ben Aaronovitch

My recent experience trying to explain magic to people who really would rather it didn’t exist has given me an arsenal of euphemisms. I’m particularly proud of “initial incident” although “subjective perception threshold” runs a close second.

There's more to life than just London," said Nightingale.
"People keep saying that," I said. "But I've never actually seen any proof.

Been there, I thought, done that, read The Silmarillion.