66 Quotes by Harry Houdini

To cause the face to appear in a mass of flame make use of the following: mix together thoroughly petroleum, lard, mutton tallow and quick lime. Distill this over a charcoal fire, and the liquid which results can be burned on the face without harm.

I am a great admirer of mystery and magic. Look at this life - all mystery and magic.

What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes.

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

Fire has always been and, seemingly, will always remain, the most terrible of the elements.

The eating of burning brimstone is an entirely fake performance.

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

How the early priests came into possession of these secrets does not appear, and if there were ever any records of this kind the Church would hardly allow them to become public.

I make the most money, I think, in Russia and Paris, for the people of those countries are so willing to be amused, so eager to see something new and out of the ordinary.