Battles Royal

Famous quotes containing the words battles and/or royal:

    “Masculinity is not something given to you, but something you gain. And you gain it by winning small battles with honor.”
    —Norman Mailer (b. 1923)

    “The captain sat in a commodore’s hat
    And dined in a royal way
    On toasted pigs and pickles and figs
    And gummery bread each day.”
    —Charles Edward Carryl (1841–1920)