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"All my life I've dreamed of serving noble kings, noble ideals. Dreams die hard and you hold them in your hands long after they've turned to dust. I will not be that naive again."
"You should have eaten her."
"Don't clutter up a clever scheme with morality."
"There's nothing noble about crushing desperate men."
"A knight is sworn to valor. His heart knows only virtue. His blade defends the helpless. His might upholds the weak. His word speaks only truth. His wrath undoes the wicked."
"(flings a knight's corpse at Bowen and Gilbert) That's all that's left of the last dragon-slayer who tangled with me! If I were you, I'd quit while I was ahead!"
"Come, visit the woods! (drags Bowen through the trees)"
"I don't want to kill you, I never did! And I don't want you to kill me! How do we gain? If you win, you lose a trade. If I win, I wait around for the next sword-slinger thirsting to carve a reputation out of my hide. I'm tired of lurking in holes and skulking in darkness. I'm gonna let you up now. And if you insist, we can pursue this fracas to its final stupidity. Or... you can listen to my alternative."
"Long ago, when man was young and the dragon already old, the wisest of our race took pity on man. He gathered together all the dragons, making them vow to watch over man, always. And at the moment of his death, the night became alive with those stars. [points out the constellation Draco] And thus was born the Dragons' Heaven. But when we die, not all dragons are admitted to this shining place. No, we have to earn it. And if we don't, our spirit disappears as if we never were. And that's why I shared my life force with a dying boy - so I would reunite man and dragon, and ensure my place among my ancient brothers of the sky. But... my sacrifice became my sin."
"You should never listen to minstrels' fancies. A dragon would never hurt a soul, unless they tried to hurt him first."
"When you squeeze the nobilty, it's the peasants that feel the pinch."
"(regarding Sir Eglamore) I merely chewed in self defense, but I never swallowed."
"Next time, I'll collect the money, and you can die!"
"The sword against the fang and claw. The flame against shield. Blah, blah, blah, which one would win? Blah, blah, field, shield, wield. Whose flesh from bones would be peeled. Oh, no. Whose fate would soon be sealed. Whose fate would soon be sealed? Whose fate would soon be sealed?"
"(during Bowen and Draco's stalemate) Into the moonlit night the titans dueled, in mortal combat bound. Oh, who'd the fatal false step make? Whose blood would stain the ground? (yawns)"
"Avalon, oh Avalon, for you I quest each day."
"(shoots a man in the rear) Turn the other cheek, brother."
"(at the end) And in the days following Draco's sacrifice, Bowen and Kara led the people in a time of justice and brotherhood. As I remember it now, those were golden years, warmed by an unworldly light. And when things became the most difficult, Draco's star shone more brightly, for all of us who knew where to look!"
"Dennis Quaid - Bowen"
"David Thewlis - King Einon"
"Pete Postlethwaite - Gilbert of Glockenspur"
"Dina Meyer - Kara"
"Jason Isaacs - Lord Felton"
"Brian Thompson - Brok"
"Lee Oakes - Young Einon"
"Wolf Christian - Hewe"
"Terry O'Neill - Redbeard"
"Eva Vejmelková - Felton's Minx"
"Milan Bahúl - Swamp Village Chief"
"Peter Hric - King Freyne"
"Sandra Kovacicova - Young Kara"
"Kyle Cohen - Boy in Field"
"Thom Baker - Aislinn's Chess Partner"
"Julie Christie - Queen Aislinn"
"Sean Connery - Draco (voice)"
"John Gielgud - King Arthur (voice)"
"Buddy Quaid - Cook/Servant"
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.