Laura Bourne

“Any variation from unbending rigidity may open the door to reform.”
― Norman Baker, … And What Do You Do?: What The Royal Family Don't Want You To Know

“If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body.
You are the continuation of each of these people.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh I am the accumulation of the dreams of generations.”
― Allison Nazarian, Aftermath: A Granddaughter's Story Of Legacy, Healing & Hope

“I found an easier way to be.”
― Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall

“Cavendish jolts up, riding knee-to-knee. ‘His reliquary!’ George is upset, astonished. ‘To part with it like this! It is a piece of the true Cross!’ ‘We'll get him another. I know a man in Pisa makes them ten for five florins and a round dozen for cash up front. And you get a certificate with St Peter's thumbprint, to say they're genuine.”
― Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall