Fire has always been and, seemingly, will always remain, the most terrible of the elements.
Harry HoudiniI must fling myself down and writhe; I must strive with every piece of force I possess; I bruise and batter myself against the floor, the walls; I strain and sob and exhaust myself, and begin again, and exhaust myself again; but do I feel pain? Never. How can I feel pain? There is no place for it.
Harry HoudiniThe secret of showmanship consists not of what you really do, but what the mystery-loving public thinks you do.
Harry HoudiniI always have on my mind the thought that next year I must do something greater, something more wonderful.
Harry Houdini