

“Things change, and not always for the better.”
― Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
― Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution

“When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is . . . the most indispensable of duties. -Marquis de Lafayette”
― Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
― Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution

“The Empress Marie-Louise once asked me if I believed in ghosts.
'I find it hard to believe in something I've never seen,' I told her.
But perhaps ghosts aren't meant to be seen. Perhaps they are meant to be felt.”
― The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court
'I find it hard to believe in something I've never seen,' I told her.
But perhaps ghosts aren't meant to be seen. Perhaps they are meant to be felt.”
― The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court

“...we are all sorry when loss comes for us. The test of our character comes not in how many tears we shed but in how we act after those tears have dried.”
― Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
― Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution

“History will remember this," she says. "I do not need to.”
― Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
― Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
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