I make the most money, I think, in Russia and Paris, for the people of those countries are so willing to be amused, so eager to see something new and out of the ordinary.

But then, so far as I know, I am the only performer who ever pledged his assistants to secrecy, honor and allegiance under a notarial oath.

Pickpockets either work alone or in pairs, or what is called a mob.

My Brain is the key that sets me free.

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

An old trick well done is far better than a new trick with no effect.

Flames from the lips may be produced by holding in the mouth a sponge saturated with the purest gasoline.