Houdini — "My brain is the key that sets my mind free."

"I am not an irretrievable skeptic. I am not hopelessly prejudiced. I am perfectly willing to believe, and my mind is wide open; but I have, as yet, to be convinced. I am perfectly willing, but the evi…"

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."

"In all feats of fire-eating it should be noted that the head is thrown well back, so that the flame may pass out of the open mouth instead of up into the roof, as it would if the head were held natura…"

"The greatest escape I ever made was when I left Appleton, Wisconsin."

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