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Before anything else I was a woman who was capable of passion and who had a great need and a great desire for love. I didn’t want the rewards for which Anne had surrendered her youth. I didn’t want the arid glamour of George’s life. I
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“If it were true that there could be good men among the enemy, then indeed she must still be afraid. If righteous, the white men were stronger than she reckoned, and she kept this fear hidden in her so long as she lived thereafter.”
― Imperial Woman: The Story of the Last Empress of China
― Imperial Woman: The Story of the Last Empress of China
“Forget safety.
Live where you fear to live.
Destroy your reputation.
Be notorious.”
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Live where you fear to live.
Destroy your reputation.
Be notorious.”
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“The wife you choose will be your personal and social mirror.”
― Free Food for Millionaires
― Free Food for Millionaires
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
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“The Empress Mother said with still more irritation, “I cannot understand why we must have a foreign religion here when we have three good religions of our own.”
― Imperial Woman: The Story of the Last Empress of China
― Imperial Woman: The Story of the Last Empress of China
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