Cyrano de Bergerac Quotes

Christian de Neuvillette: [Cyrano is coaching Christian, and Christian is reciting badly what Cyrano has written] Thus do I love thee.
Cyrano de Bergerac: Idiot! There are a dozen ways to read that line - *Thus* do I love thee; Thus do *I* love thee, Thus do I love *thee*! *thee*! *thee*!

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Christian: I'm tired of being my own rival.

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Cyrano: My life's work has been to prompt others and be forgotten. Remember that night when Christian came to your balcony? That moment sums up my life. While I was below in the shadows, others climbed up to kiss the sweet rose.

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Cyrano: I wish to see the stage cured of this affliction... and here is the lancet!

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[first lines]
Montfleury: Thrice happy he who hides from pomp and power/ In sylvan shade or or solitary bower/ Where balmy zephyrs fan his burning cheeks...
Cyrano de Bergerac: Clown! King of Clowns! Leave the stage at once!

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