"He comes silently and unannounced; yet all--how strange--yea, all recognize Him, at once! The population rushes towar…"

"Children strew flowers along His path and sing to Him, 'Hosanna!' It is He, it is Himself, they say to each other, it…"

"A terrible commotion rages among them, the populace shouts and loudly weeps, when suddenly, before the cathedral door…"

"Such is his power over the well-disciplined, submissive and now trembling people, that the thick crowds immediately g…"

"And his prisoner, does He never reply? Does He keep silent, looking at him, without saying a word?"... Of course; and…"

"'Hast thou the right to divulge to us a single one of the mysteries of that world whence Thou comest?' enquires of Hi…"

"Anything new that Thou would now proclaim would have to be regarded as an attempt to interfere with that freedom of c…"

"Art Thou as well aware of what awaits Thee in the morning?... tomorrow I will condemn and burn Thee on the stake, as …"

"His words mean, in short: 'Everything was given over by Thee to the Pope, and everything now rests with him alone; Th…"

"He [the Grand Inquisitor] seriously regards it as a great service done by himself, his brother monks and Jesuits, to …"