Excalibur (1981) - Quotes

The Weight of Duty and Sacrifice

Percival: * To Arthur at the conclusion of the Battle of Camlann/Slaughterbridge

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Clarity Emerges Amidst Uncertainty

Percival: The fog is lifting.

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Triumph After the Quest's Completion

Percival: [[Holy Grail] * To Arthur after the Quest for the ] has ended in success

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Rebirth through the chalice's promise

Percival: Drink from the chalice and you will be reborn and the land with you.

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Unity of Self and the World

Percival: [[land] You and the ] are one.

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The Importance of Hope in Adversity

Percival: I can't give up hope, Lancelot. It's all I have.

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The Uncertainty of Experience and Anticipation

Merlin: Looking at the cake is like looking at the future – until you've tasted it, what do you really know? And then, of course, it's too late.

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The Nature of a Man's Choices

Merlin: [[lies; [murders; [world] When a man ], he ] some part of the ].

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Wisdom in Recognizing Greater Intelligence

Merlin: Remember, there's always something cleverer than yourself.

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The End of an Era

Merlin: [[God; [gods; [spirits; [time] The days of our kind are numberèd. The one ] comes to drive out the many ]. The ] of wood and stream grow silent. It's the way of things. Yes... it's a ] for men, and their ways.

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The Loneliness of a Magical Path

Merlin: [[life; [necromancer; [tears; [world] It is a lonely ], the way of the ]... oh, yes. Lacrimae Mundi — the ] of the ].

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Merlin's Reflection on Love's Cost

Merlin: [[Dragon; [love] I once stood exposed to the ]'s Breath so that a man could lie one night with a woman. It took me nine moons to recover. And all for this lunacy called, "]", this mad distemper that strikes down both beggar and king. Never again. Never!

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Victory and its fleeting nature

Merlin: * Merlin, following the decisive British Victory over the Saxons at the Great Siege and Battle of Mount Badon.

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Cherish the Moment of Great Gladness

Merlin: [[Unity|are One; [stars; [night; [great; [victory; [Fate|doom] Look upon this moment. Savor it! Rejoice with great gladness! Great gladness! Remember it always, for you are joined by it. You ], under the ]. Remember it well, then... this ], this ] ]. So that in the years ahead, you can say, "I was there that night, with Arthur, the King!" For it is the ] of men that they forget.

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Incantation of the Charm of Making

Merlin: [[death; [life] * The Charm of Making, an incantation repeatedly uttered by both Merlin and Morgana, is in an Old Gaelic dialect that translates to "Serpent's breath, charm of ] and ], thy omen of making.

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Merlin's Invocation of Transformation and Power

Merlin: Anál nathrach, orth’ bháis’s bethad, do chél dénmha.

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Connection Between Leader and Land

Merlin: [[land] You will be the ], and the land will be you. If you fail, the land will perish; as you thrive, the land will blossom.

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Merlin's Reflection on Excalibur's Origins

Merlin: [[Sword; [Power; [world; [death; [dream] Behold! The ] of ]! Excalibur! Forged when the ] was young, and bird and beast and flower were one with man, and ] was but a ]!

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Merlin's Reflections on Choice and Destiny

Merlin: [[beginning; [time; [Gift|give; [know] I have walked my way since the ] of ]. Sometimes I ], sometimes I take, it is mine to ] which and when!

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A King Will Rise Again

Arthur: [[Sword] Do... as I command! One day, a King will come, and the ] will rise... again.

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Longing for Reunion in the Afterlife

Arthur: [[future; [man; [dream] I have often thought that in the hereafter of our lives, when I owe no more to the ] and can be just a ]... that we may meet, and you will come to me and claim me as yours, and know that I am your husband. It is a ] I have...

Legacy and the Call to Adventure

Arthur: [[dream] I was not born to live a man's life, but to be the stuff of future memory. The fellowship was a brief beginning, a fair time that cannot be forgotten. And because it will not be forgotten, that fair time may come again. Now once more, I must ride with my knights, to defend what was... and the ] of what could be.

Arthur's Declaration of Kingship and Battle

Arthur: [[honor; [guilt; [sins; [causes] Ready my knights for battle. They will ride with their king once more. I have lived through others for far too long. Lancelot carried my ], and Guenevere, my ]. Mordred bore my ]. My knights have fought my ]. Now, my brother, I shall be... king.

Arthur's Questioning of Merlin's Absence

Arthur: [[dream] Where have you been these many years... are you just a ] Merlin?

Arthur's Longing for Merlin's Guidance

Arthur: Where are you Merlin? If only you could see me wield Excalibur one more time.

Arthur's Reflection on Friendship and Trust

Arthur: [[friend; [courage; [war; [tricks; [need] Merlin if only you were at my side my old ] to give me ]. There are no ] ] that will fool Mordred and Morgana. More than I ever did I ] you now.