"I am Breschau of Livonia. I ripped out the tongues of those who spoke against me, and cut the unborn babes from the wombs of my enemies' women, that they would not become warriors to rise against me. I took my mother by force, and I strangled my sister when she would not consent to my advances. Soon my name was whispered in the night by mothers to terrify their babes into obedience. I am Breschau who bathed in the blood of children. I am Breschau who forced the true prophets of the Lord to dance upon plates of hot iron, under which fires were burning, and I laughed as they danced. I am Breschau and when my mistress was unfaithful to me, I cut the nose from her face and wore it about my neck. As for the woman, I had her sewn to her lover, and, skin to skin, I left them in the desert to be eaten by ravens, and I laughed as I heard them scream. I am Breschau, and this is my punishment."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Breschau to Lucifer and Dream, in The Sandman #23: "Seasons of Mist: episode 2"
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Sandman_(comic_book)
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
The Sandman (comic book)
242 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by The Sandman (comic book) →
Related Quotes
"Will you kill all the poets, then, St. Just? Will you kill all the dreamers?"
"But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither …"
"You, uh, p-promise it isn't going to, hmmm, explode? Promise?" "Now, why would I give you an exploding present? What …"
"It was a dark and stormy nightmare..."
"Have you ever had one of those days when something just seems to be trying to tell you somebody?"
"It is never "only a dream", John Constantine. Here less than other places..."
"...See the sun set in the hand of the man..."
"It is time for me to walk the abyss. Time to reclaim my own. I must talk to the Morningstar. I do not have high hopes…"
"There's one at the door, at the gate to damnation... is it thief, thug or whore? There's one at the door... and there…"
"Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly."