“It’s a fool who is afraid of nothing,” I say. “And a brave man is one who knows fear and rides out and faces it.”
― The White Queen
― The White Queen
“You have always regarded women as disposable, my lord, and you cannot complain if in the end they think the same of you.”
― Bring Up the Bodies
― Bring Up the Bodies
“Then life taught me a harder lesson, beloved: it is better to forgive an enemy than destroy him.”
― The Constant Princess
― The Constant Princess
“It matters also that both Henry and his daughter Elizabeth were not just rulers but consummate performers, masters of political propaganda and political theater. They”
― The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty
― The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty
“He would have thought God could make his own decisions, but Weston believes the creator may be pushed and coaxed and maybe bribed a little.”
― Bring Up the Bodies
― Bring Up the Bodies
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