Granny Vogler Quotes in The Magician (1958)

Granny Vogler: Why do you cry, my little ant?

Sanna: Are you a witch?

Granny Vogler: Perhaps I am.

Sanna: I'm so scared of all that's happening and you're so old and ugly.

Granny Vogler: You'll be ugly too when you're almost 200 years old.

Sanna: Are you really that old?

Granny Vogler: Yes, indeed.

Sanna: Can you cast spells too?

Granny Vogler: On occasion. But nowadays no one believes in my secrets, so I must be careful.

Granny Vogler: I see what I see, and I know what I know. But nobody believes me.

Granny Vogler: Gash in the eye, blood in the mouth, fingers gone, and broken neck. He calls you down, he calls you out, beyond the dead, beyond the living, the living dead, with their upraised hands...

Tubal: We're out of love potion. What now?

Granny Vogler: Take this one, for colic and bunions. What matters is how the bottle looks and how the potion tastes.

Tubal: [the magician Vogler and his entourage have been detained at Consul Egerman's residence for an informal questioning before they will be allowed to perform their act in the town] All of you keep quiet. I'll do the talking.

Tubal: [goes and sits down by Granny Vogler] I must especially ask Granny to keep her trap shut. And another thing: Granny can make things jump around. Granny knows what I mean. Tables go flying, chairs fall over, lights go out. We all know Granny's tricks, but be good and behave... for all our sakes.

Granny Vogler: Yes, I understand... perhaps.

Tubal: God, this woman makes me nervous. Remember what you did in Ostend?

Granny Vogler: No, I don't believe I do.

Tubal: Granny's tricks are out of date. They're not amusing, and they can't be explained. Granny ought to be dead.

Granny Vogler: [chuckling] Ah, those were merry times in Ostend.

Tubal: I was thrown in the clink, Vogler was fined, and Granny was flogged in the town square. Yes, those were merry times in Ostend!

Granny Vogler: [commenting on the considerable amount of money she's stashed away over the years, from selling her dubious "love potion" elixir] People will pay anything for love.