I Want To Be Cremated,

There Was A Small Boy On Crutches. I Do Not Know His Name, And I Suspect I Never Will. But I Will Never Forget His Face, His Smile, His Sorrow. He Is One Of The Millions Robbed Of Hope And Dignity By Charlatans Discussed In This Book. Wherever And Whoever He Is, I Apologize To Him For Not Having Been Able To Protect Him From Such An Experience. I Humbly Dedicate This Book To Him And To The Many Others Who Have Suffered Because The Rest Of Us Began Caring Too Late.

Magicians Are The Most Honest People In The World; They Tell You They're Gonna Fool You, And Then They Do It.

To Recognize That Nature Has Neither A Preference For Our Species Nor A Bias Against It Takes Only A Little Courage.

Heroin Also Makes People Feel Better, But I Wouldn't Recommend Using Heroin.

Escapology Has One Thing Going For It That Probably Made Harry Houdini Such A Superstar In His Day And A Legend In The Present. Everyone Wants To Escape From Something. Taxes, Contracts, Illness, Work, The Multitude Of Burdens That We Chafe Under Are Shadows From Which We Want To Escape.