“ Have I have played my part well in the comedy of life? If so, clap your hands and dismiss me from the stage with applause. Augustus
“ At all times an empire is more important than emperor and empress, prince and princess. Amit Kalantri
“ The emperor is naked!"The parade stopped. The emperor paused. A hush fell over the crowd, until one quick-thinking peasant shouted:"No, he isn't. The emperor is merely endorsing a clothing-optional li… James Finn Garner
“ I was thinking, So, I’m Emperor, am I? What nonsense! But at least I'll be able to make people read my books now. Robert Graves
“ Do not disagree with each other, enrich the soldiers, despise everyone else. Lucius Septimus Severus
“ Some say, Scytale said, that people cling to Imperial leadership because space is infinite. They feel lonely without a unifying symbol. For a lonely people, the Emperor is a definite place. They can t… Frank Herbert
“ They think they are invincible. But, the truth is, Nova––gods fall just as hard as mortals. The only difference is... gods do not see the fall coming until it is too late. Katlyn Charlesworth
“ They say the eyes are the apertures to the soul. If that is so, I feared Locusta's soul was far darker than even Nero's. Katlyn Charlesworth
“ The wheel of Rome spins constantly. Gods rise and fall, mortals live and die, and round and round we go. We all play a part in that wheel... And I make sure the wheel never stops spinning. You see, if… Katlyn Charlesworth
“ He does not need to be an emperor, but a prince.If he has enough charm or elegance to convince. Ana Claudia Antunes
“ Ultimately, when he held your treasonous letter in his hand and saw how you had lied to him, the choice between me and you was the choice between someone who loves him and someone who didn't. Marie Rutkoski
“ While many find the new clothes of the emperor magnificent, some dare to say out loud, he is simply naked. If the clear sighted are constrained by the credulous and when the “followers” are browbeatin… Erik Pevernagie
“ You do realize that you are addressing the emperor of the Crescent Empire.""And you are addressing a free woman of the desert. You are not my emperor. Therefore, I am your equal. Sarah Beth Durst
“ Yes, my eyes are closed to your light. I am a beast, a nigger. But I can be saved. You are sham niggers, you, maniacs, fiends, misers. Merchant, you are a nigger; Judge, you are a nigger; General, you… Arthur Rimbaud
