Low sample size—one of the reasons why magic and science are hard to reconcile. - Ben Aaronovitch

I'm a magician, I am," he said. "I can see things that are really there.

You're probably wondering why I decided to grace you with my presence," he said.
Which was true, since DCIs spend most of their life in their offices or, worse, in other people's offices and conference rooms. "Playing," Seawoll once said, "pin the fucking buzzword on the sodding flow chart.

None of this was real.
But I’ve learned that just because something isn’t real doesn’t mean it’s not important.