"Eating coals of fire has always been one……" — Harry Houdini
"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."
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37 Quotes by Harry Houdini
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The eating of burning brimstone is an entirely fake performance.
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My Brain is the key that sets me free.
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The greatest escape I ever made was when I left Appleton, Wisconsin.
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Fire has always been and, seemingly, will always remain, the most terrible of the elements.
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Magic is the sole science not accepted by scientists, because they can't understand it.
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I make the most money, I think, in Russia and Paris, for the people of those countries are so willing…
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It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer.
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My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion, and many things that seem wonderful to most men are…
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I must fling myself down and writhe; I must strive with every piece of force I possess; I bruise and…
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But it must not be thought that I say this out of personal experience: for in the many years that…
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To cause the face to appear in a mass of flame make use of the following: mix together thoroughly petroleum,…
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Flames from the lips may be produced by holding in the mouth a sponge saturated with the purest gasoline.
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