Never try to fool children, they expect nothing, and therefore see everything.
I am not an irretrievable skeptic. I am not hopelessly prejudiced. I am perfectly willing to believe, and my mind is wide open; but I have, as yet, to be convinced. I am perfectly willing, but the evidence must be sane and conclusive.
The greatest escape I ever made was when I left Appleton, Wisconsin.
The pickpocket is usually very well dressed and of prepossessing appearance.
Anyone who believes in magic is a fool.
Disloyalty in trusted servants is one of the most disheartening things that can happen to a public performer.