King Quote by William Beckford

“No sooner are her glass toes thrust into the mud grave than the revolutions begin. Uprisings, fire and steel. The prince is lynched in…

— Allyse Near

“the inhumation of surplus monarchs was a regular source of work for the Assassins’ Guild. There was always someone back home who wanted to…

— Terry Pratchett

“As presumptive heir to one of the largest Duchies in the Kingdom of the Mists, she could have easily grown up more spoiled than…

— Seanan McGuire

“One day he lost sight of his retinue in a great forest. These forests are very useful in delivering princes from their courtiers, like…

— George MacDonald

“Indeed, the crown alone betokened majesty; in all else the, Scarecrow King was but a simple scarecrow—flimsy, awkward, and unsubstantial.”

— L. Frank Baum

“There is something exceedingly ridiculous in the composition of monarchy; it first excludes a man from the means of information, yet empowers him to…

— Thomas Paine

Shes a princess lost in her wn kingdome, there is no longer a crown upon her head

— Anonymous

An absolute monarchy is one in which the sovereign does as he pleases so long as he pleases the assassins.

— Ambrose Bierce

“is a very kingly, honourable, and frequent practice, when one prince desires the assistance of another, to secure him against an invasion, that the…

— Jonathan Swift

“They sighed: "This leadeth to captivity-- Perchance destruction, ending dark and dire. Yet must we yield to human liberty Its own, e'en though a…

— Orson F. Whitney

“It's a miracle, really, that any of the royal children went on to become King. But maybe there's no version of childhood that could…

— Kathryn Davis

“Nature has placed you on the throne of royalty as the heir of all life that preceded you.”

— Bryant McGill