Do you know the rest of this quote?

Question:I read somewhere some time ago and it goes something like this "Not even the best magician can pull a rabbit out of a hat..."

Can someone pelase finish it for me?

Thanks,

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Answers:
"My dear Livy, not even the best magician in the world can produce a rabbit out of a hat if there is not already a rabbit in the hat".

"The Red Shoes" (1948).

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Any magician can pull a rabbit out of a hat, but not even the best magician can pull a hat out of a rabbit.

I don't know if that's what you were looking for but that's what it reminded me of.

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is this what you're looking for?

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if there isn't already a rabbit in the hat

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.if the hat is empty."

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