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1. "Eating coals of fire has always been one of the sensational feats of the Fire Kings, as it is quite generally known that charcoal burns with an extremely intense heat." ~ Harry Houdini
2. "To cause the face to appear in a mass of flame make use of the following: mix together thoroughly petroleum, lard, mutton tallow and quick lime. Distill this over a charcoal fire, and the liquid which results can be burned on the face without harm." ~ Harry Houdini
3. "But it must not be thought that I say this out of personal experience: for in the many years that I have been before the public my secret methods have been steadily shielded by the strict integrity of my assistants, most of whom have been with me for years." ~ Harry Houdini
4. "I make the most money, I think, in Russia and Paris, for the people of those countries are so willing to be amused, so eager to see something new and out of the ordinary." ~ Harry Houdini
5. "I think that in a year I may retire. I cannot take my money with me when I die and I wish to enjoy it, with my family, while I live. I should prefer living in Germany to any other country, though I am an American, and am loyal to my country." ~ Harry Houdini
6. "No performer should attempt to bite off red-hot iron unless he has a good set of teeth." ~ Harry Houdini
7. "How the early priests came into possession of these secrets does not appear, and if there were ever any records of this kind the Church would hardly allow them to become public." ~ Harry Houdini
8. "Only one man ever betrayed my confidence, and that only in a minor matter." ~ Harry Houdini
9. "Another method of eating burning coals employs small balls of burned cotton in a dish of burning alcohol." ~ Harry Houdini
10. "But then, so far as I know, I am the only performer who ever pledged his assistants to secrecy, honor and allegiance under a notarial oath." ~ Harry Houdini
11. "Flames from the lips may be produced by holding in the mouth a sponge saturated with the purest gasoline." ~ Harry Houdini
12. "It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer." ~ Harry Houdini
13. "The eating of burning brimstone is an entirely fake performance." ~ Harry Houdini
14. "The great day of the Fire-eater - or, should I say, the day of the great Fire-eater - has passed." ~ Harry Houdini
15. "I must fling myself down and writhe; I must strive with every piece of force I possess; I bruise and batter myself against the floor, the walls; I strain and sob and exhaust myself, and begin again, and exhaust myself again; but do I feel pain? Never. How can I feel pain? There is no place for it." ~ Harry Houdini

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