"I am a puzzle, and I love to be solved."

"I think that in a year I may retire. I cannot take my money with me when I die and I wish to enjoy it, with my family, while I live. I should prefer living in Germany to any other country, though I am…"

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

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

"Only one man ever betrayed my confidence, and that only in a minor matter."