Well-known Quotations
- Cyrano, talking about his own nose:
- Descriptive: It's a rock! A peak! A cape!
- – A cape? Forsooth! It's a peninsula!
- In French:
- Descriptif : C'est un roc ! C'est un pic ! C'est un cap !
- – Que dis-je, c'est un cap ! C'est une péninsule !
- Cyrano, prompting Christian, explaining to Roxane what a kiss means to him:
- A kiss, when all is said, what is it?
- An oath that's ratified, a sealed promise,
- A heart's avowal claiming confirmation,
- A rose-dot on the 'i' of 'adoration';
- A secret that to mouth, not ear, is whispered ...
- In French:
- Un baiser, mais à tout prendre, qu'est-ce ?
- Un serment fait d'un peu plus près, une promesse
- Plus précise, un aveu qui veut se confirmer,
- Un point rose qu'on met sur l'i du verbe aimer;
- C'est un secret qui prend la bouche pour oreille ...
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