French author Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera was released in 1910, based on rumors he'd heard about the Palais Garnier, the Paris opera house, one about a fire in the roof of the opera ...
Phantom: That is where I sleep. It keeps me reminded of that other dreamless sleep that cures all ills — forever! Christine: You — You are the Phantom! Phantom: If I am the Phantom, it is because ...