Facing The Flame Quotes

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Jackie French
“But in her seventy and more years, she had learned that the risks taken for others gave the greatest rewards.”
Jackie French, Facing the Flame

Jackie French
“Wasn't me who said capitalism was wrong. I just didn't want another argument with Carol. Big projects need capital. It's when the people who have the capital get laws made in their favour that it all goes bad.”
Jackie French, Facing the Flame

Tessa Afshar
“I feel like a clay pot sitting in the furnace. Come morning, I am not certain whether I will be riddled with cracks and find I have become useless, or if I will be rendered stronger."
Esther smiled. "How well you put it. I believe I have been through that blaze myself, and more than once. We all face the flames of life, whether we wear a crown or not." She opened and closed her golden fan. "I beg your pardon, Shoshanah. I know that my needs as queen have added to your burdens when you already carry much."
Sazana's mouth hung open. Had Esther apologized to her? A queen asking pardon of a potter? No. A friend asking pardon of a friend. She smiled warmly. "I only wish I could be a better help to you. To our people."
"Sometimes you have to tend to your own heart before you can help anyone else.”
Tessa Afshar, The Royal Artisan