Anyone who believes in magic is a fool.
Some say I do it this way, others say I do it that way, but I say I do it the other way.
They do tricks even I can't figure out.
I do not believe that ghosts or spirits exist.
Disloyalty in trusted servants is one of the most disheartening things that can happen to a public performer.
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.