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There are three things I noticed about being thirty-three: Failing memory, hair loss and failing memory.

— Derren Brown Trick of the Mind (2004)

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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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In the practical use of our intellect, forgetting is as important a function as recollecting.

William James The Principles of Psychology (1890)

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