I'm fascinated by the similarities and differences between comedians and magicians.

I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

the sight of me is good for sore eyes

When people say you can't do it - that it's impossible - never lose hope. Just because they couldn't doesn't mean you can't.

The real secret of magic lies in the performance.

It wasn't just about doing tricks. It's about taking an audience to another place, a special place, so they can really suspend their disbelief. Its about amazing the audience as well as moving them.

I'm just waiting for people to start asking me to make the rain disappear.

There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose.

The most important thing is presentation.

Stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will'.

The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.

Learn to value yourself enough to walk away from the crap in life and never settle for less than you deserve.

Sadness was so claustrophobic.

I honour the clarity of the present moment, and the stillness at the centre of being (mine & others), even in the midst of so much doing.

The reader becomes God, for all textual purposes. I see your eyes glazing over, so I'll hush.

The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom. We've done that for so long that we've forgotten there's any other way.

I try to eat how your mother wanted you to eat when you were young.

To understand is to invent.

I've always been very inspired by people who can make their instrument sound very natural.

If your boss is getting you down, look at him through the prongs of a fork and imagine him in jail.