Houdini

I have no secrets, only methods.

The greatest danger in life is not taking risks.

The public is the most difficult to fool, but the easiest to deceive.

I can only imagine what the soul of a man can do to a man himself.

I am a slave to my art.

My one ambition was to be a great magician.

The greatest escape I ever made was when I left my home to become a magician.

I don't mind if you don't like my work, but I do mind if you don't respect it.

The more difficult the escape, the greater the triumph.

I have always been fascinated by anything that is mysterious and unexplained.

I am not a spiritualist. I am a magician.

The world is full of tricksters and charlatans, and it is my job to expose them.

I have no fear of death, for I know that I will return.

My brain is the key that sets my mind free.

It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer.

No prison can hold me; no hand or leg irons or steel locks can shackle me. No ropes or chains can keep me from my freedom.

Oh, really? Go check Monticup's pocket.

My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion...

I have been told that the Devil himself could not hold me, and I am inclined to agree with that statement.

I am a great skeptic and have no faith in any so-called 'psychic' manifestations.