the bird sings as if to say that delight is easy, for those who desire it — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
I can't sleep, I can't eat, I can't do anything but think about him. At night I dream of him, all day… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“I felt his hardness and I suddenly understood-an older girl would have understood long before-that this was the currency of desire. He… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“In truth, I did not have to wonder. She would be feeling that disturbing mixture of emotions that she always summoned from… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“I had meant my promise to George. I had said that I was, before anything else, a Boleyn and a Howard through… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
Before anything else I was a woman who was capable of passion and who had a great need and a great desire… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
I wanted the heat and the sweat and the passion of a man that I could love and trust. And I wanted… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
When you pray, you know that you want something, that's always the first step. to let yourself know that you want something,… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
I want to take you for pleasure, and hold you in my arms for desire. I want you to know that it… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“I want to take you for pleasure, and hold you in my arms for desire. I want you to know that it… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“Mother, before God," I say, my voice shaking with tears, "I swear that I have to believe that there is more for me in… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“Say yes,’ he whispers. ‘Marry me.’ I hesitate. I open my eyes. ‘You will get my fortune,’ I remark. ‘When I marry you, everything… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“But I warn you that a woman who seeks great power and wealth has to pay a great price, Perhaps you will be a… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“I raised my hand to wave in case he looked back; but he did not. He rode straight backed, looking forward. He rode like… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“When you are still and thoughtful you are as lovely as the statues they are carving in Italy.” — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
Edward lives as if there is no tomorrow, Richard as if he wants no tomorrow, and George as though someone should give it to… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
You can smile when your heart is breaking because you're a woman. — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“We fell asleep wrapped in each other as if we could not bear to part, even in sleep we could not bear to let… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“One little boy, and he a bastard,' Anne said thoughtfully. 'One little girl of six, one elderly Queen and a King in the prime… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“We have been married little more than a year and already there is a terrible silence around some subjects. We never speak of the… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“It doesn’t matter if you call it magic or determination. It doesn’t matter if you make a spell or a plot. You have to… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
