Historical Thriller Quotes

“Books are keys that open many doors.”
― James Rollins

“The women of Republican times are silent. Rarely calling for comment in the history books, they are named on tombstones, flit in arrogant beauty through poetry, or appear even as monsters of iniquity in a court of law. Yet they themselves do not speak and they have left no literature of any sort of their own. In this book, however, Roman women live and love and hate anything but silently. (author's note To the Reader in 'A Roman Death'.)”
― Joan O'Hagan

“She sometimes wondered where her youth had vanished to. Inside she didn't feel like the aged lady that looked back at her from the cracked mirror.”
― Mary Kendall

“What a place, George thought. Greasy, grim and ripe for murder.”
― Colin Falconer, Lord of the Atlas

“We financed politicians because they were friendly to our cause and would facilitate our projects.”
― Chikodi Anunobi, The Thief and the Patriot

“A minimum of two years in prison should be a prerequisite for going into politics.”
― Chikodi Anunobi, The Thief and the Patriot

“We can always bribe them, that’s what we do in this country.”
― Chikodi Anunobi, The Thief and the Patriot

“Clearly it is simplest never to marry at all,’ I said, trying to keep my voice light. These stories, ridiculous fairy tales though they were, had tainted the evening. Like Vivian, I preferred to think of The Sleeping Princess as a magical spectacle of fairy godmothers and characters from folklore. But then we had both learned the hard way about heartbreak and loss.”
― Lucy Ashe, The Sleeping Beauties