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"The say that a long, long time ago, in an underground kingdom, where there are no lies or pain, there lived a Princess who dreamt of the human world. She dreamt of the blue sky, the soft breeze and the brilliant sun. One day, eluding her keepers, the Princess escaped. Once outside, the sunlight blinded her and erased every trace of the past from her memory. The princess forgot who she was, and where she came from. Her body suffered cold, sickness and pain. After years passed, she died. However, her father, the King, always knew that the Princess' soul would return, perhaps in another body, in another place, at another time. And he would wait for her, until he drew his last breath, until the world stopped turning..."
"And it is said that the Princess returned to her father's kingdom. That she reigned there with justice and a kind heart for many centuries. That she was loved by her people. And that she left behind small traces of her time on Earth, visible only to those who know where to look."
"[to Mercedes] Have you seen my mother? Isn't she beautiful?"
"[to the giant toad] Hello. I am Princess Moanna, and I am not afraid of you."
"[to the giant toad] Aren’t you ashamed? Living down here, eating all the pill bugs and getting fat while the tree dies?"
"I choose to be here because I want my son to be born in a new, clean Spain."
"We catch one and he turns out to be a stutterer. Fuck! We'll be here all night."
"Forward [to battle]... No fear! This is the only deserving way to die."
"Carmen: The captain has been so good to us... Please, Ofelia, call him father. It's just a word, Ofelia, just a word."
"Garcés: [surrounded by men, Mercedes holds the paring knife against her throat] If anyone is going to kill you, I'd rather it be me."
"Mercedes: [to Vidal] I'm not some old man! Or a wounded prisoner! Motherfucker... Don't you dare touch the girl. You won't be the first pig I've gutted!"
"Innocence Has A Power Evil Cannot Imagine."
"What happens when make-believe believes it's real?"
"Dare to enter."
"In darkness, there can be light. In misery, there can be beauty. In death, there can be life."
"Ivana Baquero - Ofelia"
"Sergi López - Capitán Vidal"
"Maribel Verdú - Mercedes"
"Doug Jones - Pan/Pale Man"
"Ariadna Gil - Carmen Vidal"
"Álex Angulo - Dr. Ferreiro"
"Manolo Solo - Garcés"
"César Vea - Serrano"
"Roger Casamajor - Pedro"
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.