Before anything else I was a woman who was capable of passion and who had a great need and a great desire for love.
Philippa GregoryStichwörter: historical-fiction henry-viii anne-boleyn
I was born to be your rival,' she [Anne] said simply. 'And you mine. We're sisters, aren't we?
Philippa GregoryStichwörter: historical-fiction henry-viii mary-boleyn anne-boleyn
The wheel of fortune [...] tells us that we all only want victory. We all want to triumph. But we all have to learn to endure what comes. We have to learn to treat misfortune and great fortune with indifference. That is wisdom.
Philippa GregoryI wil not heat treason from my own daughter
What will you do behead me for treason? We are not an amry at war
We are an army at war! This is your brother's rightful throne that we are talking about
Stichwörter: fight elizabeth edward-v plantagenet woodville
Every woman has to have something which singles her out, which catches the eyes, which makes her the center of attention. I am going to be french.
Philippa GregoryHe is a young man with a future of power and opportunity and we are young women destined to be either wives and mothers at the very best, or spinster parasites at the worst.
Philippa GregoryStichwörter: women mothers spinsters
True obedience can only happen when you secretly think you know better, and you choose to bow your head. Anything short of that is just agreement, and any ninny-in-waiting can agree.
Philippa GregoryTell my daughter Elizabeth -- no! Tell all my daughters, everywhere, in all the ages yet to come. Tell them how I died, and why. And tell them to remember this: the future is unwritten. Know your rights.
Philippa GregoryStichwörter: equal-rights
Yes, Your Grace," I correct her. "I am My Lady, the King's Mother, now, and you shall curtsey to me, as low as to a queen of royal blood. This was my destiny: to put my son on the throne of England, and those who laughed at my visions and doubted my vocation will call me My Lady, the King's Mother, and I shall sign myself Margaret Regina: Margaret R.
Philippa GregoryStichwörter: red-queen philippa-gregory the-red-queen
When you pray, you know that you want something, that's always the first step. to let yourself know that you want something, that you yearn for it. sometimes that's the hardest thing to do. Because you have to have courage to know what you desire. You have to have courage to acknowledge that you are unhappy without it.
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