My Professional Life Has Been A Constant

My Chief Task Has Been To Conquer Fear. The Public Sees Only The Thrill Of The Accomplished Trick; They Have No Conception Of The Tortuous Preliminary Self-training That Was Necessary To Conquer Fear.

Pickpockets Either Work Alone Or In Pairs, Or What Is Called A Mob.

Look At This Life - All Mystery And Magic.

Anyone Who Believes In Magic Is A Fool.

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.