Le père frissonne d'horreur, il galope à vive allure, Il tient dans ses bras l'enfant gémissant, Il arrive à grand peine à son port ; Dans ses bras l'enfant était mort

Quel est ce cavalier qui file si tard dans la nuit et le vent ? C'est le père avec son enfant ; Il serre le jeune garçon dans son bras, Il le serre bien, il lui tient chaud. 

Mon fils, pourquoi cachestu avec tant d'effroi ton visage ?  Père, ne voistu pas le Roi des Aulnes ? Le Roi des Aulnes avec sa traîne et sa couronne ?  Mon fils, c'est un banc de brouillard. 

« Cher enfant, viens donc avec moi ! Je jouerai à de très beaux jeux avec toi, Il y a de nombreuses fleurs de toutes les couleurs sur le rivage, Et ma mère possède de nombreux habits d'or. »

Mon père, mon père, et n'entendstu pas, Ce que le Roi des Aulnes me promet à voix basse ?  Sois calme, reste calme, mon enfant ! C'est le vent qui murmure dans les feuilles mortes. 

« Veuxtu, gentil garçon, venir avec moi ? Mes filles s'occuperont bien de toi Mes filles mèneront la ronde toute la nuit, Elles te berceront de leurs chants et de leurs danses. »

Mon père, mon père, ne voistu pas làbas Les filles du Roi des Aulnes dans ce lieu sombre ?  Mon fils, mon fils, je vois bien : Ce sont les vieux saules qui paraissent si gris.

« Je t'aime, ton joli visage me charme, Et si tu ne veux pas, j'utiliserai la force. »  Mon père, mon père, maintenant il m'empoigne ! Le Roi des Aulnes m'a fait mal !

When writing about historical characters I try to be as accurate as possible, and in particular not to misrepresent the view they held. With a real historical figure you have to be fair, and this is not an obligation you have in dealing with your own creations, so it is quite different.

I love playing different characters all the time, so I'm concentrating on doing other stuff.

When it comes to exercise, I don't like anything that's too serious.

There are many blanks left in the weeks of courtship which a loving faith fills with happy assurance.

What you're willing to sacrifice is the measurement of how you love - at least it is for me.

I have never been in favor of gay marriage, and I am not in favor of gay marriage.

Just to be able to say you're No. 1, you are the best golfer on the planet, just for one day, would be the best thing ever. Knowing that you were the best in the world would be pretty neat.

I like Pantene shampoo and conditioner because my hair is so straight, and I find it gives me a little lift.

I was only kicking down the Christmas tree to get the star on top.

At any given moment, public opinion is a chaos of superstition, misinformation and prejudice.

'American Idol' has taken over my whole life.

The stream is as good as at first; the little rubbish it collects in the turnings is easily moved away.

Television isn't my career. Business is.

There are a couple of teachers I have had without whose influence I would not be as happy with who I am.

I never do what anyone else is doing. I could walk away from music and become a farmer or do some crochet. The worst thing in life for me is to do something I'm not happy doing.

When I was a small boy, 10, 11, 12, probably somewhere around there, when I first heard a blues song on the radio, it was a jolt of electricity. It grabbed me by the throat, it made me shiver. And I knew from that moment that this was for me and this would be with me for the rest of my life.

I haven't talked to any young artists for a long time. But if we did sit down, I'd definitely tell them my viewpoint. If it was Lady Gaga, I'd say: 'You're talented, and you've obviously got the goods... what the hell are you doing with your image? How can anyone take you serious?'

We knew Chris Matthews had no shame. Now we also know the king of TV ghouls has no souls.

I guess I think like deep inside, I know that it's like, it's a different kind of performing, it's not really... You're not performing like a guitar player or a singer is performing, you know what I mean? So it's weird to be in the same type setup as one of those. 'Cause I'm not really doing much, you know, like technically it's not that hard.

One person can make a difference. In fact, it's not only possible for one person to make a difference, it's essential that one person makes a difference. And believe it or not, that person is you.

Having someone cook all your meals is the best vacation ever!

One cannot understand what's happening to women in the Middle East if they don't realize that the mothers are a strong, progressive force. The mothers push the daughters to get out of the harem, to get the education, to achieve what they could not even dream of.

Shakespeare pursued the highway of the right. He did not seek to put his characters in a position where it was right to do wrong.

I was a dancer for about 14 years. I was a martial artist for the same amount of time. I quit that when I realized I should probably not get my nose broken anymore. I love trying new stuff. Now I'm loving archery, and I surf. I just like to explore new things, I guess. I'm a big kid!