Kings of All Times is a 1999 historical novel written by the Yemenite writer Sanji Yamdou. The novel focuses on the struggle between a dystopian society and a fascist government. The story follows Sergei Herminov, an Estonian Yeminite, whose companion Jorge Hernandez is lost in his own made-up fantasy land where he is the king of all times. Sergei encounters many obstacles on a quest to resolve the political rift between the government and the people as well as helping his friend Jorge in his own struggle in resolving his mental state.
Famous quotes containing the words kings of, kings and/or times:
“And the Pope has cast his arms abroad for agony and loss,
And called the kings of Christendom for swords about the Cross,”
—Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)
“...some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, “Go away, baldhead! Go away, baldhead!””
—Bible: Hebrew, 2 Kings 2:23.
Elisha--proving that baldness has been a source of sensitivity for centuries, Elisha cursed them and they died.
“Men are not philosophers, but are rather very foolish children, who, by reason of their partiality, see everything in the most absurd manner, and are the victims at all times of the nearest object. There is even no philosopher who is a philosopher at all times. Our experience, our perception is conditioned by the need to acquire in parts and in succession, that is, with every truth a certain falsehood.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)