#ow

If wishes were fishes we'd all be throwing nets. If wishes were horses we'd all ride. ↗

— Douglas Horton

#horses #nets #ride #throwing #were

Drive slow and enjoy the scenery - drive fast and join the scenery. ↗

— Douglas Horton

#enjoy #fast #join #scenery #slow

As the fly bangs against the window attempting freedom while the door stands open, so we bang against death ignoring heaven. ↗

— Douglas Horton

#attempting #bang #bangs #death #door

Be your own hero, it's cheaper than a movie ticket. ↗

— Douglas Horton

#hero #movie #own #than #ticket

Conscience is the window of our spirit, evil is the curtain. ↗

— Douglas Horton

#curtain #evil #our #spirit #window

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

#any #appear #become #came #church

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

#am #assistants #ever #far #his

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

#been #burns #charcoal #coals #eating

In all feats of fire-eating it should be noted that the head is thrown well back, so that the flame may pass out of the open mouth instead of up into the roof, as it would if the head were held naturally. ↗

— Harry Houdini

#feats #flame #head #held #instead

It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer. ↗

— Harry Houdini

#extent #however #injures #open #performer