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> [“At dusk, on the last day of April, I hear a calling noise, like a white-winged barn owl, and I go to my window and push open the shutters and look out. There is a waning moon rising off the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/at-dusk-on-the-last-day-of-april-i-hear-a-calling-noise-like-a-white/)

[Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/)

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## More by Philippa Gregory

> [“Mother, before God," I say, my voice shaking with tears, "I swear that I have to believe that there is more for me in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/mother-before-god-i-say-my-voice-shaking-with-tears-i-swear-that-i/)

[Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/)

> [“Say yes,’ he whispers. ‘Marry me.’ I hesitate. I open my eyes. ‘You will get my fortune,’ I remark. ‘When I marry you, everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/say-yes-he-whispers-marry-me-i-hesitate-i-open-my-eyes-you-will-get/)

[Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/)

> [“But I warn you that a woman who seeks great power and wealth has to pay a great price, Perhaps you will be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/but-i-warn-you-that-a-woman-who-seeks-great-power-and-wealth-has-to/)

[Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/)

> [“I raised my hand to wave in case he looked back; but he did not. He rode straight backed, looking forward. He rode like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/i-raised-my-hand-to-wave-in-case-he-looked-back-but-he-did-not-he/)

[Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/)

> [“When you are still and thoughtful you are as lovely as the statues they are carving in Italy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/when-you-are-still-and-thoughtful-you-are-as-lovely-as-the-statues/)

[Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/)

> [Edward lives as if there is no tomorrow, Richard as if he wants no tomorrow, and George as though someone should give it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/edward-lives-as-if-there-is-no-tomorrow-richard-as-if-he-wants-no/)

[Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/)

> [You can smile when your heart is breaking because you're a woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/you-can-smile-when-your-heart-is-breaking-because-you-re-a-woman/)

[Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/)

> [En Ma Fin Est Ma Commencement - In my end is my beginning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/en-ma-fin-est-ma-commencement-in-my-end-is-my-beginning/)

[Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/)

> [“We fell asleep wrapped in each other as if we could not bear to part, even in sleep we could not bear to let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/we-fell-asleep-wrapped-in-each-other-as-if-we-could-not-bear-to-part/)

[Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/)

> [“One little boy, and he a bastard,' Anne said thoughtfully. 'One little girl of six, one elderly Queen and a King in the prime…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/one-little-boy-and-he-a-bastard-anne-said-thoughtfully-one-little/)

[Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/)

> [“We have been married little more than a year and already there is a terrible silence around some subjects. We never speak of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/we-have-been-married-little-more-than-a-year-and-already-there-is-a/)

[Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/it-doesn-t-matter-if-you-call-it-magic-or-determination-it-doesn-t/)

[Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/)

> [“You are my heart. Even if you are a broken heart”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/you-are-my-heart-even-if-you-are-a-broken-heart/)

[Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/)

> [“I have overturned the order. Nothing will ever be the same for any woman in this country again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/i-have-overturned-the-order-nothing-will-ever-be-the-same-for-any/)

[Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/)

> [“I will make my own future, not predict it. I don’t need a charm to tell me what I hope will happen. I throw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/i-will-make-my-own-future-not-predict-it-i-don-t-need-a-charm-to-tell/)

[Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/)

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