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I do not believe that ghosts or spirits exist.
Harry Houdini
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Harry Houdini
Age: 52 †
Born: 1874
Born: March 24
Died: 1926
Died: October 31
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It is needless to say that women make the most patient as well as the most dangerous pickpockets.
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It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer.
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The secret of showmanship consists not of what you really do, but what the mystery-loving public thinks you do.
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My Brain is the key that sets me free.
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An old trick well done is far better than a new trick with no effect.
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The greatest escape I ever made was when I left Appleton, Wisconsin.
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But it must not be thought that I say this out of personal experience: for in the many years that I have been before the public my secret methods have been steadily shielded by the strict integrity of my assistants, most of whom have been with me for years.
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