Howard Carter

“Wonderful things.”

“It was a sight surpassing all precedent, and one we never dreamed of seeing.”

“With trembling hands I made a tiny breach in the upper left-hand corner... widening the hole a little, I inserted the candle and peered in.”

“The mystery of his life still eludes us; the shadows move, but the dark is never quite dispersed.”

“Slowly, desperately slowly, it seemed to us as we watched, the remains of passage debris that encumbered the lower part of the doorway were removed.”

“As my eyes grew accustomed to the light, details of the room within emerged slowly from the mist, strange animals, statues, and gold - everywhere the glint of gold.”

“At last have made a wonderful discovery in the Valley; a magnificent tomb with seals intact; re-covered same for your arrival; congratulations.”

“Here before us was sufficient evidence to show that it was not a private tomb, but that of a king.”