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It is not unusual for the eye or ear to play tricks with one, but when such illusions and delusions are taken for the Spirit forms of the departed and voices of the dead instead of being recognized as some subjective phenomena brought about by a physical cause, the situation takes on a grave aspect.
Harry Houdini
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"It is not unusual for the eye or ear to play tricks with one, but when such illusions and delusions are taken for the Spirit forms of the departed and voices of the dead instead of being recognized as some subjective phenomena brought about by a physical cause, the situation takes on a grave aspect."
— Harry Houdini

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It is not unusual for the eye or ear to play tricks with one, but when such illusions and delusions are taken for the Spirit forms of the departed and voices of the dead instead of being recognized as some subjective phenomena brought about by a physical cause, the situation takes on a grave aspect. — Harry Houdini

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Harry Houdini was a Entertainer from Austria-Hungary (1874–1926).

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Who said "It is not unusual for the eye or ear to play tricks with one, but when such ill…"?
This quote is attributed to Harry Houdini, a Entertainer from Austria-Hungary.
When did Harry Houdini live?
Harry Houdini lived from 1874 – 1926.