Monday, August 01, 2011

First Paragraph

Though it is hard to be a king, it is harder yet to become one. This is especially true if among those who are to be your subjects and in international opinion it is generally accepted that you are not quite in your right mind, and are some sort of bloody idiot who repeatedly does stunning, inexplicable things that embarrass your wife, your family, and the nation - but not you, because you believe, and state, that you are impeccably sane, and you cannot understand what all the fuss is about.

- From Freddy and Fredericka by Mark Helprin

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