Magic is the sole science not accepted by scientists, because they can't understand it.

I make the most money, I think, in Russia and Paris, for the people of those countries are so willing to be amused, so eager to see something new and out of the ordinary.

Anyone who believes in magic is a fool.

The eating of burning brimstone is an entirely fake performance.

Pickpockets either work alone or in pairs, or what is called a mob.

My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion, and many things that seem wonderful to most men are the every-day commonplaces of my business.

I always have on my mind the thought that next year I must do something greater, something more wonderful.