I Want To Be Cremated, And I

I Am In A Very Peculiar Business: I Travel All Over The World Telling People What They Should Already Know.

There Was A Small Boy On Crutches. I Do Not Know His Name, And I Suspect I Never Will. But I Will Never Forget His Face, His Smile, His Sorrow. He Is One Of The Millions Robbed Of Hope And Dignity By Charlatans Discussed In This Book. Wherever And Whoever He Is, I Apologize To Him For Not Having Been Able To Protect Him From Such An Experience. I Humbly Dedicate This Book To Him And To The Many Others Who Have Suffered Because The Rest Of Us Began Caring Too Late.

We Have Fought Long And Hard To Escape From Medieval Superstition. I, For One, Do Not Wish To Go Back.

Magicians Are The Most Honest People In The World; They Tell You They're Gonna Fool You, And Then They Do It.

No Matter How Smart Or Well-educated You Are, You Can Be Deceived.