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Quotes
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King Uther Pendragon : [having lost Excalibur] You've tricked me, Merlin!
Merlin : Come, come, Uther. I'm a wizard, that's my business. The sword is yours, if you can take it!
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[Merlin takes Excalibur from Uther and puts it into a rocky outcrop]
Mountain King : [comes to life] Who dares wake me?
Merlin : I am Merlin! And this is Excalibur!
Mountain King : Where did you get it?
Merlin : A gift, from the Lady of the Lake!
Mountain King : She was ever a friend of mine, since before the dawn of time...
[laughs]
Mountain King : If I can remember THAT, then I must be an old, old man...
Merlin : I ask you to hold Excalibur for me, untill a good man comes to take it from you!
Mountain King : [grips the sword] Then I will be holding it for ever, if not longer...
[goes to sleep]
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Merlin : They say that when you're unhappy, time crawls by. When you're happy, however... my childhood must have been very happy.
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Merlin : Oh, they hurt... memories. Memories of love, they hurt. Our world was tearing itself to pieces and I didn't care. Those were truly the happiest days of my life.
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[first lines]
Merlin : Once upon a time... No, no, that's not the way to start. You'd think this is a fairy tale, and it isn't. It has elements of a fairytale...
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Merlin : [on Vortigern] Only one tear was shed for Vortigern, and his pride had cast it away. He paid for it with his life.
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King Uther Pendragon : Do you know what love is Merlin?
Merlin : Yes Uther, sad to say, I know what love is.
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Merlin : Things fall apart, they say. Uther had betrayed me, killed Cornwall. But then, I'd betrayed Igraine by helping Uther seduce her. So the wheel of life turns - one betrayal leads to another and another. The innocent die. It haunted me for the rest of my life.
