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"'i am the greatest warrior alive,' she says when there is a silence again. 'i am the performer of miracles.' a beam of light touches the top of her head; it picks out the gold thread of her cloak and makes her shimmer. she pauses. 'what are you, other than a king.'" well yes!!

page 277. this page. this chapter.

"for a man cannot see anything in the world without wishing to wear it like a theology on his back, call himself master over it."

"what a difference from that weeping child on the hill. she was master of nothing then. she could control nothing. now men run at the sight of her." goals.

"it is as if joan already belongs to them: the mothers, daughters, wives, and sisters of the city who look to her to lift the siege. the men will free the men, but you will free us."

"'and so, i hope that his will bless your endeavors. i hope the thousand saints and angels of this most christian kingdom will stand behind you and watch and guide you in all things. i pray for you in my capacity as a sienna, as a noblewoman of the kingdom of france, but also as a former wife, a mother who loves her children, a humble servant of the holy virgin. a woman.'l

"you don’t even know i exist, but i am coming for you." mmhmm yes yes