Well, it is what it is, [ Strange remarks with a little shrug. And then he starts rambling, rattling off information as if all if it would be useful to Rita and all of it would help her out somehow. ]

If I'm casting a spell involving wind, for example, part of the incantation involves asking the wind if it wouldn't mind doing what I ask. Of course, other aspects of magic work differently. Symbolism, for example, is often used. The flame of a candle to represent something's stay or a certain item to act as a handsel.

[ BLAH BLAH BLAH this can go on for a while because Strange has seemingly no plan to actually shut the hell up about magic. ]