Rachel

“And swore that whatever the obstacles before me, I should be Queen of England.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Constant Princess

“The feelings I have for another man are so compelling…I’m afraid that I might take whatever I can have of him, no matter how fleeting the moment is. If I heard some other woman confessing to such thoughts, I would condemn her as a fool and worse. I’ve always considered myself a sensible person, guided more by reason than by passion. I can’t explain what’s come over me. All I know is that from the moment I met him—” She broke off, unable to finish the sentence. Sighing, she rubbed her aching forehead. “I don’t think time will help. It hasn’t so far.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Dreaming of You

“It is such a gloriously beautiful May morning, I put my hand to the window and hold it against the glass; I want to see what my hand looks like before it becomes another kind of hand. I press my face to the window, and I think to myself, There will never be another day like this day. This day will end.”
― Kate Mulgrew, Born with Teeth

“She would not let it go. “I had thought to be Queen of England and see my son on the throne,” she repeated.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Constant Princess