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In magic, anyone with a shop-bought trick deck is a magician, and if people aren’t fooled they usually pretend to be, and they are understandably likely to mistake being fooled as a sign of being in the presence of an excellent magician.

— Derren Brown Confessions of a Conjuror (2010)

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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)

The single most valuable human trait, the one quality every schoolchild and adult should be taught to nurture, is, quite simply, kindness.

Confessions of a Conjuror (2010)

Paul [McKenna] and I have been working on making each other’s hair fall out for years now, with some success.

Svengali (2012)

The desire to impress is an efficient means of bringing out one’s least impressive qualities.

Confessions of a Conjuror (2010)

Every day when you leave your home you give away more than you could ever imagine about who you are and what you do.

Mind Control (1999)

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