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Ubu Roi
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"Ubu Roi" Quotes

A grotesque and absurd play about a power-hungry king and his chaotic reign.

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Shit is a melon, shit is a passion fruit.

Alfred Jarry

All revolutions devour their own children.

Alfred Jarry

My reign will be a reign of terror!

Alfred Jarry

Hark to the rare and marvellous sound of the wind in my anus!

Alfred Jarry

We will hang the bourgeois with their own guts.

Alfred Jarry

I find myself authority personified.

Alfred Jarry

The absurd ought to be put to his place: the trash heap.

Alfred Jarry

Shit on the country, shit on the people.

Alfred Jarry

Let us find a way to set ourselves up in this fine profession!

Alfred Jarry

Justice must be heard to be believed.

Alfred Jarry