"A miracle, even if it is a lousy miracle, is still a miracle." And if American Gods was about anything, it was about that, I think.
It's a quote from Teller. Teller is very wise. http://www.deceptionsunlimited.com/v2i2p2.html is an interview with Teller.
I love looking at stage magic, reading about it, thinking about it,mostly because all the things I think about magic and magicians are applicable to writing, to genre, to comics, to prose and to film. It's about thinking outside the box, and about craft, and about skill, and about the willingness to surprise yourself and, maybe, sometimes, to make miracles. Because even lousy miracles are still miracles.