Merlin: When a man lies, he murders some part of the world.
[Arthur has broken Excalibur on Lancelot's chest] Arthur: Merlin! What have I done? Merlin: You have broken what could not be broken! Now, hope is broken. Arthur: My pride broke it. My rage broke it! This excellent knight, who fought with fairness an...
Arthur: Swear faith to me, and you shall have mercy! I need battle lords such as you! Uryenes: [scornfully] A noble knight swear faith to a squire? Mador: NEVER... NEVER! Arthur: You are right. Arthur: You're right... I'm not yet a knight. [Hands Exc...
Arthur: [of Lancelot] Will he live? Merlin: Oh, yes. Arthur: Will Guinevere...? Merlin: Yes. Arthur: Merlin, will I ever have a son? Merlin: Yes. Arthur: No riddles? Nothing but a simple "yes"? That frightens me. Merlin: But a King should be afraid, ...
Merlin: The future has taken root in the present.
Arthur: Now, once more, I must ride with my knights to defend what was, and the dream of what could be.
Merlin: Now look, I once stood exposed to the Dragon'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, "love", this mad distemper that strikes down both beggar and king. Never a...
Merlin: You brought me back. Your love brought me back. Back to where you are now. In the land of dreams. Arthur: Are you a dream, Merlin? Merlin: [softly] A dream to some. [Yelling] Merlin: A nightmare to others.
Arthur: I have often thought that in the hereafter of our lives, when I owe no more to the future and can be just a man, 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 dream I have...
Merlin: STAND BACK! Be silent! Be still!... That's it... and look upon this moment. Savor it! Rejoice with great gladness! Great gladness! Remember it always, for you are joined by it. You are One, under the stars. Remember it well, then... this nigh...
Arthur: Move aside! This is the king's road - and the knights you joined arms against were his very own. Lancelot: I await the king himself. His knights are in need of training. Arthur: I am King. And this [draws the sword] Arthur: , is Excalibur, sw...
Uther: The sword. You promised me the sword. Merlin: And you shall have it; but to heal, not to hack. Tomorrow, a truce; we meet at the river. Uther: Talk. Talk is for lovers, Merlin. I need the sword to be king.
Merlin: Good and evil, there never is one without the other.
Mordred: Come, Father. Let us embrace at last.
Arthur: Rise, Father, please. I was your son before I became your king; if I am King. Sir Ector: You are king, Arthur; the more so because you are not my son, and I am not your father. Arthur: Not my father? Then Kay is not my brother? Sir Ector: Mer...
Arthur: [Arthur is dying] Perceval, take Excalibur. Find a pool of calm water. Throw the sword into it. Perceval: No! Arthur: Obey me, Perceval. Do it, and return. Arthur: [Perceval returns after not throwing the sword in] When you cast it in, what d...
Morgana: Your eyes never leave me, Merlin. Merlin: Can't I acknowledge beauty? Morgana: Can't you acknowledge... love? Perhaps you ache for what you've never known. Merlin: Perhaps you lust for what you cannot have.
Grail Figure: What is the secret of the Grail? Who does it serve? Perceval: You, my lord. Grail Figure: Who am I? Perceval: You are my lord and king. You are Arthur. Grail Figure: Have you found the secret that I have lost? Perceval: Yes. You and the...
