“ That Englishman who came to challenge me three or four months ago, and whom I killed to stop him bothering me Alexandre Dumas
“ You are my son Dantés! You are the child of my captivity. My priestly office condemned me to celibacy: God sent you to me both to console the man who could not be a father and the prisoner who could n… Alexandre Dumas
“ He was a fine, tall, slim young fellow, with black eyes, and hair as dark as the raven’s wing; and his whole appearance bespoke that calmness and resolution peculiar to men accustomed from their cradl… Alexandre Dumas
“ She is not my mistress,' replied the young sailor gravely, ‘she is my betrothed.’'Sometimes one and the same thing,' said Morrel, with a smile.'Not with us, sir,' replied Dantes. Alexandre Dumas
“ In all times, and all countries especially in those countries which are divided within by religious faith, there are always fanatics who will be well contented to be regarded as martyrs. Alexandre Dumas
“ I do as I please, Monsieur Beauchamp, and believe me, what I do is always well done. Alexandre Dumas
“ Pain, anguish and suffering in human life are always in proportion to the strength with which a man is endowed. Alexandre Dumas
“ Yet man will never be perfect until he learns to create and destroy; he does know how to destroy, and that is half the battle. Alexandre Dumas
“ Through the ingenuousness of her age beamed an ardent mind, a mind not of the women but of the poet; she did not please, she intoxicated. Alexandre Dumas
“ When you compare the sorrows of real life to the pleasures of the imaginary one, you will never want to live again, only to dream forever. Alexandre Dumas
“ Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it. Alexandre Dumas
