N 1 • "[P]erhaps he is only the latest example of 'Now you see it, now you don't' -- as stage magicians used to say during the Great Depression when the rabbit disappeared into the tall silk hat." -- Donald E. Morse, The Novels of Kurt Vonnegut (200 ) • "She is similar to the famed leprechaun of Irish lore, a 'now you see it, now you don't' little creature." -- Sue Ellen Cooper, The Red Hat Society (2004) • "I reshuffled the cards and tried to concentrate on the trick. 'Just a deck of cards. Nothing up my sleeve. Now you see 'em. Now you don't.'" -- Jon Scieszka, Knights of the Kitchen Table (1991) • From Quincy Troupe, "Following the North Star Boogaloo," Transcircularities (2002): Dropping a deuce or a trey quick as a pickpocket off the slide by sleight of hand trick, eased on by like mojo with his yoyo pitter patter, now you see me, now you don't. • "He wore a navy turtleneck and a 'now you see it, now you don't' expression." -- Carole Nelson Douglas, Catnap (199 ) • From Carl Sandburg, "Timesweep," Honey and Salt (196 ): The weasel gave me his lingo of now-you-see-me now-you-don't. • "Viper squeezed the talisman and became invisible again. Now you see me. Now you don't! she thought." -- Jacqueline Carrol, Enter the Viper (2001) • "Only suddenly, the fish was gone. Now you see it, now you don't. No weight in the net. Vanished into thin air." -- Lewis Freedman, Fishing For a Laugh (1998) • "There is nothing particularly magical about patterns except for their 'now you see it, now you don't' aspect. The real magic is to make these invisible phantoms visible. And, to accomplish this, you will need to reactivate your childhood interest in uncovering secrets." -- Farrell Silverberg, Make the Leap (2005)