“None will ever be a true Parisian who has not learned to wear a mask of gaiety over his sorrows and one of sadness, boredom, or indifference over his inward joy.”
― The Phantom of the Opera
― The Phantom of the Opera
“You can not stop you from being who you are.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“There are two ways of seeing: with the body and with the soul. The body's sight can sometimes forget, but the soul remembers forever.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“Rosencrantz: Shouldn't we be doing something--constructive?
Guildenstern: What did you have in mind? ... A short, blunt human pyramid...?”
― Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Guildenstern: What did you have in mind? ... A short, blunt human pyramid...?”
― Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
“Let me get it straight. Your father was king. You were his only son. Your father dies. You are of age. Your uncle becomes king."
"Yes."
"Unorthodox.”
― Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
"Yes."
"Unorthodox.”
― Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
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