Most magicians are nothing more than laymen with rabbits on their business cards

Audiences are not easily fooled, but they are easily confused.

The fact that a trick fooled you is not enough reason to perform it.

The better you are, the closer they watch.

The similarities among different kinds of audiences far outweigh the differences.

The key to spontaneous wit is an unburdened mind.

God has received us into His family, He is the possessor of everything

Private property is redundant. "Public property" is an oxymoron. All legit property is private. If property isn't private it's stolen.

A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt dangerous.

Ultimately we're all faced with the same things and that's what brings us together. It's just human nature to be terrified and that doesn't necessarily manifest itself in completely different ways.

I am a nationalist... my native soil is the theatre.

You're at the bottom of the mountain. May you climb up without suffering.

Only a look and a voice; then darkness again and silence.

Gazzy, man, jeezum!" Fang exclaimed. "What the heck have you been eating for God's sake?" That was a smoke bomb!" Gazzy defended himself. "Not even i could fill this whole flippin' house!

The whole idea is to earn the flavor. No one gives it to you.

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