The Man in the Iron Mask quotes
7 quotes from The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas, each verified verbatim against the text and located in the book.
The Man in the Iron Mask
Alexandre Dumas
About Alexandre Dumas
The whole universe is our own; for me the minds of men, for you their bodies.
I am the brother of the king of France—a prisoner to-day—a madman to-morrow. French gentlemen and Christians, pray to God for the soul and the reason of the son of your old rulers.
I have conspired against the king; that conspiracy has failed, and, at this moment, I am doubtless pursued.
I arrest you in the king's name! blow my brains out, if you like; we have both done our duty.
It is to the head he has given genius, and the head, you know, the rest obey. I am the head.
Athos—Porthos, farewell till we meet again! Aramis, adieu forever!
Of the four valiant men whose history we have related, there now remained but one.
The Friday Letter
One story from the atlas, every Friday.
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