An old trick well done is far better than a new trick with no effect.

How the early priests came into possession of these secrets does not appear, and if there were ever any records of this kind the Church would hardly allow them to become public.

Keep up your enthusiasm! There is nothing more contagious than exuberant enthusiasm.

A magician is only an actor - an actor pretending to be a magician.

But then, so far as I know, I am the only performer who ever pledged his assistants to secrecy, honor and allegiance under a notarial oath.

In all feats of fire-eating it should be noted that the head is thrown well back, so that the flame may pass out of the open mouth instead of up into the roof, as it would if the head were held naturally.

They do tricks even I can't figure out.