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“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.”
― Aftermath: A Granddaughter's Story Of Legacy, Healing & Hope
You are the continuation of each of these people.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh I am the accumulation of the dreams of generations.”
― Aftermath: A Granddaughter's Story Of Legacy, Healing & Hope
“Thomas thinks, he was being unnecessarily Welsh.”
― Wolf Hall
― Wolf Hall
“And she shared the philosophy Jackie expressed when a friend of hers warned that by marrying Ari she would fall off her pedestal. “It’s better,” Jackie replied, “than freezing there.”
― The Day Diana Died
― The Day Diana Died
“Near Victoria, for example, you can find the Queen Mother Sports Centre. Whatever the qualities that particular royal might have had, exuberant attraction to physical sports was not one of them.”
― … And What Do You Do?: What The Royal Family Don't Want You To Know
― … And What Do You Do?: What The Royal Family Don't Want You To Know
“But then there is no doubt the royal family feel it important to maintain the hereditary principle as much as possible, for fear that people may begin to question the validity of the concept. It may also be part of the reason why the Queen has robustly knocked back any suggestion that she might abdicate in favour of her son, Prince Charles. Hereditary systems expect you to die in the position which you have inherited. Any suggestion that this can be played around with would inevitably make the concept as a whole look less inviolate than those who benefit from it would like.”
― … And What Do You Do?: What The Royal Family Don't Want You To Know
― … And What Do You Do?: What The Royal Family Don't Want You To Know
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