Lily

“she knew what such grief was like and she had built her own defenses high over the years. But if you raised them too much, they became a prison and in the end you drowned with no one to hear you scream.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Winter Crown

“There are many ways to obtain our desires, ma petite. Remember that, for it will serve you well.”
― C.W. Gortner, The Confessions of Catherine de Medici

“All that remained were poignant memories, and she must face reality, not live on dreams.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“She never knew from one moment to the next how he was going to behave toward her and therefore she constantly had to adjust her balance. It was exhausting.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen