Houdini — "I am a master of deception, but I never deceive for evil."

"Rosabelle – answer – tell – pray, answer – look – tell – answer, answer – tell."

"A magician is only an actor – an actor pretending to be a magician."

"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…"

"If men did not try and get something for nothing they might often be able to retain that which they have."

"The secret of showmanship consists not of what you really do, but what the mystery-loving public thinks you do."