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The very best illusions of the best magicians of a few years ago are now the common property of traveling showmen at country fairs.

— Alexander Herrmann

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The magician depends for the success of his art upon the credulity of the people.

The Art of Magic (1891)

I have not drawn a very rosy picture of the magician. I did not intend to do so. To the novice entering the life and promising himself ease, indolence, and wealth, I should say, "Don't!"

The Art of Magic (1891)

All this is not a pleasant prospective picture for the aspirant for the honors of the magician.

With a scientific cause he must produce a seemingly opposite effect to that warranted by order and system.

The Art of Magic (1891)

A so-called magician, more than a poet, must be born with a peculiar aptitude for the calling. He must first of all possess a mind of contrarieties, quick to grasp the possibilities of seemingly producing the most opposite effects from the most natural causes.

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