“Exile is a dream of a glorious return. Exile is a vision of revolution: Elba, not St Helena. It is an endless paradox: looking forward by always looking back. The exile is a ball hurled high into the air.” DreamVisionAirRevolutionReturnBallsEndlessGloriousParadoxLooking BackExileLooking ForwardElba Book:The Satanic Verses Source: The Satanic Verses
“He looked up at them, a scruffy Napoleon with his laces trailing, exiled to a rose-trellised Elba.” RoseLaceElba Author:Terry Pratchett
“Idris Elba is a grand actor. He's very larger than life; he's bigger than life.” ActorsBiggerLarger Than LifeBigger Than LifeElba Author:Nicolas Cage
“The monster has escaped Elba!" "The tyrant has landed at Cannes!" "Bonaparte meets the troops." "Napoleon approaches Paris." "His Imperial Majesty has entered the capital.” HistoryHumourApproachHistoricalMonstersParisTyrantsTroopsMajestyCannesBonaparteElba Author:David Frum
“I'm rebelling against being handed a career, like, 'You're the next this; you're the next that.' I'm not the next anything, I'm the first me. I can't be myself, I can't just be Idris Elba. But that's just the nature of the business.” FirstsI CanNextCareersLike YouElba Author:Idris Elba