Quotations by:
    Phillpotts, Eden

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

Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960) English novelist, poet, playwright

A Shadow Passes (1918)

Sometimes misattributed to Yeats or Shaw.  More here.

Variants / paraphrases:

• "The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to sharpen."
• "The world is full of magic things patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper."