The Pickpocket Is Usually Very Well Dressed

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.

It Is Needless To Say That Women Make The Most Patient As Well As The Most Dangerous Pickpockets.

I Knew, As Everyone Knows, That The Easiest Way To Attract A Crowd Is To Let It Be Known That At A Given Time And A Given Place Some One Is Going To Attempt Something That In The Event Of Failure Will Mean Sudden Death. That's What Attracts Us To The Man Who Paints The Flagstaff On The Tall Building, Or To The 'human Fly' Who Scales The Walls Of The Same Building.

The Sun Represents The Right Half Of The Body And The Moon The Left Half.

My Chief Task Has Been To Conquer Fear. The Public Sees Only The Thrill Of The Accomplished Trick; They Have No Conception Of The Tortuous Preliminary Self-training That Was Necessary To Conquer Fear.