Rachel

“I think all women believe adultery is a betrayal of themselves as women, while many men, in my experience, think of it as an endorsement of their true natures.”
― Justin Cartwright

“Sometimes, it is not the kings and queen who make for the most fascinating history but the shadowy souls who happen to be in the right place and the right time. While Marie certainly would not have considered herself lucky to have lived through such a devastating period, history is fortunate that she remained still for long enough to record the events that raged on around her.”
― Michelle Moran, Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution

“The acute flavoring that fear gives a dish is indescribable. Never in my life have I tasted with such precision the delicately mingled flavors of garlic and herbs, the subtle aromatic savor of wine. The brilliant, heightened flavor was unbelievably delicious.”
― Judith Merkle Riley

“The autumn winds had blown away the dank gray clouds to show patches of blue mingled with the rosy pink of the dying day above the pointed slate roofs. The sort of day Marie-Angelique had liked. She always said weather that made your cheeks look pink could not be spoken ill of.”
― Judith Merkle Riley