I think that in a year I may retire. I cannot take my money with me when I die and I wish to enjoy it, with my family, while I live. I should prefer living in Germany to any other country, though I am an American, and am loyal to my country.

The eating of burning brimstone is an entirely fake performance.

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

Eating coals of fire has always been one of the sensational feats of the Fire Kings, as it is quite generally known that charcoal burns with an extremely intense heat.

What the eyes sees, the ear hears, and the mind believes.

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

No performer should attempt to bite off red-hot iron unless he has a good set of teeth.