Kim Hakkenberg

“This was the culmination of all her hopes. God had seen fit to answer her prayers, and she was filled to the brim with thankfulness. She was to be Queen of England, raised by this magnificent young man to be the bride of his heart and the mother of his heirs. Those who had scorned he and tried to humiliate her would now have to defer to her - she tried not to relish the prospect, but she was only human. The days of want were gone for good; very shortly she wold be the wife of the richest king ever to reign in England.”
― Alison Weir, Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen

“Beauty knows no borders. Beauty is where heart and heart meet. It is where human happiness mingles, where you can hear voices speaking in friendly tones. Art connects one heart with another; it is a meeting place of love. Art knows no conflict; it makes us forget our petty selves. It is where we make our home in the heart of others. Beauty is love.”
― Soetsu Yanagi, The Beauty of Everyday Things

“...that's how they live their lives - if they don't acknowledge it it's like it never happened. Michi lives are all about silence, about keeping things bottled up: feelings, history, anger. Everything.”
― Tara Gereaux, Wild People Quiet: A Novel

“Never reveal your hand, Anna," he advised. "If my cap knew my mind, I would throw it into the fire." It was one of the most revealing things he had ever said to her.”
― Alison Weir, Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait