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Quotes from Harry Houdini on Deception (foreword) — Derren Brown

born 1971 England

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There will always be liars, swindlers and charlatans. Hopefully there will also always be the modern Houdinis and the seekers of the truth, snapping at their heels and holding them to account.

Harry Houdini on Deception (foreword) (2009)

Dull magic is a collection of tricks: great magic should sting.

Harry Houdini on Deception (foreword) (2009)

The balls, the chutzpah, the gall, nerve and impudence of the successful lie that is huge enough never to be questioned is always a source of immense professional pleasure amongst magicians with any sense of the theatrical.

Harry Houdini on Deception (foreword) (2009)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Derren Brown (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.