KING, n. A male person commonly known in America as a "crowned head," although he never wears a crown and has usually no head to speak of.
Ambrose BiercePAST, n. That part of Eternity with some small fraction of which we have a slight and regrettable acquaintance... The Past is the Future of yesterday, the Future is the Past of to-morrow. They are one - the knowledge and the dream.
Ambrose Bierce