"The court jester had the right to say the most outrageous things to the king. Everything was permitted during carnival, even the songs that the Roman legionnaires would sing, calling Julius Caesar 'queen,' alluding, in a very transparent way, to his real, or presumed, homosexual escapades."

-- Umberto Eco

#Song Quotes #Queens Quotes #Kings Quotes

“There are not too many fables about man's misuse of sunflower seeds.”
“Time has a certain current to it, and it wants to flow in a certain direction.”
“The camera is cruel, so I try to be as good as I can to make things even.”
“Nothing disturbs me more than the downward trend of productivity in our nation today. The consequences of a decrease in productivity are a diminished standard of living, higher labor costs, less competitive prices, and more inflation.”
“I've heard a lot about you, Rose. Don't worry. It was all good." "No, it wasn't.”
“Walk through life as a Blessed Person and a Miracle Maker.”
“Love is the whole and more than all.”
“Fear not, dear cousin. In madness there is great power”

Source : Simon R. Green, Pen Densham (1991). “Kevin Costner is Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves: a novel”, Berkley

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