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.

Fire has always been and, seemingly, will always remain, the most terrible of the elements.

Never tell the auidience how good you are, they will soon find out for themselves.

The great day of the Fire-eater - or, should I say, the day of the great Fire-eater - has passed.

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.

My chief task has been to conquer fear. The public sees only the thrill of the accomplished trick; they have no conception of the tortuous preliminary self-training that was necessary to conquer fear.

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