The Mark of Zorro Quotes

“He has robbed none except officials who have stolen from the missions and the poor, and punished none except brutes who mistreat natives.”
― Johnston McCulley, The Mark of Zorro

“Zorro also is part of the bandido tradition, most closely associated with the possibly mythical Joaquin Murrieta and the historical Tiburcio Vasquez. As well as these local California legendary figures, Zorro is an American version of Robin Hood and similar heroes whose stories blend fiction and history, thus moving Zorro into the timeless realm of legend. The original story takes place in the Romantic era, but, more important, Zorro as Diego adds an element of poetry and sensuality, and as Zorro the element of sexuality, to the traditional Western hero. Not all Western heroes are, as D. H. Lawrence said of Cooper's Deerslayer, "hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer," but in the Western genre the hero and villain more often than not share these characteristics. What distinguishes Zorro is a gallantry, a code of ethics, a romantic sensibility, and most significant, a command of language and a keen intelligence and wit.”
― Robert E. Morsberger, The Mark of Zorro

“The persecution would cease instantly, for the commands of a Vega were made to be obeyed by all men of whatever rank.”
― Johnston McCulley, The Mark of Zorro

“Ha! A laggard at love-and in your pressence? What ails the man? Is he ill?”
― Johnston McCulley, The Mark of Zorro