“He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.” ― Rafael Sabatini, Scaramouche.

Lenore: Do you know who this is?
Crowd: Scaramouche!
Lenore: Scaramouche, yes. But who is Scaramouche? And why does he hide his face behind a mask? You don’t know? Then I’ll tell you. Scaramouche is a fool, a genius, a ne’er-do-well, a saint; fickle, adoring, false and true together; woman’s enemy, and the one thing she can’t do without: a man!