"I suspect that the playwright Edmond Rostand accurately portrays his ability as a swordsman; Cyrano was something of …"

"To joke in the face of danger is the supreme politeness, a delicate refusal to cast oneself as a tragic hero."

"Valvert: Your … your nose is … errr … Your nose … is very large! Cyrano: [gravely] Very. Valvert: [laughs] Ha! Cyrano…"

"Valvert: Villain, clod-poll, flat-foot, refuse of the earth! Cyrano: [taking off his hat and bowing as if the Vicomte…"

"Call no one. Leave me not; When you come back, I should be gone for aye."

"Live, for I love you!"

"No, In fairy tales When to the ill-starred Prince the lady says "I love you!" all his ugliness fades fast — But I rem…"

"You blessed my life! Never on me had rested woman's love. My mother even could not find me fair: I had no sister; and…"

"Rhymer, brawler, and musician, Famed for his lunar expedition, And the unnumbered duels he fought, — And lover also, …"

"What say you? It is useless? Ay, I know But who fights ever hoping for success? I fought for lost cause, and for frui…"