The great day of the Fire-eater - or, should I say, the day of the great Fire-eater - has passed.
Harry HoudiniDisloyalty in trusted servants is one of the most disheartening things that can happen to a public performer.
Harry HoudiniThe secret of showmanship consists not of what you really do, but what the mystery-loving public thinks you do.
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 Houdini