grace

“A woman cannot prove her innocence when a man bears witness against her.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Boleyn Inheritance

“made in blood, acclaimed in sunlight.”
― Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire

“When you die, little Devil, a kingdom will fall to its knees and crawl to your bier. In a thousand years and a thousand after that, they will still sing of the Prince and his Devil.”
― Alix E. Harrow, The Six Deaths of the Saint

“I will own a cat and not fear being called a witch; I will dance and not fear being named a whore. I shall ride my horse and go where I please. I shall soar like a gyrfalcon. I shall live my own life and please myself. I shall be a free woman. It is no small thing, this, for a woman: freedom.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Boleyn Inheritance