After all, that's why we read historical fiction-to be transported to another time, and to be astonished at ancient people's lives and traditions, just as they would probably be astonished at ours. — Michelle Moran Copy Share Image
But we are all sorry when loss comes for us. The test of our character comes not in how many tears we shed but… — Michelle Moran Copy Share Image
Her beauty might fascinate men, but it was difficult to charm them when she stood mute. . . . — Michelle Moran Copy Share Image
Now you are no longer a giggling child, smiling at whoever comes along. You are a woman with power. Learn to control your smile,… — Michelle Moran Copy Share Image
“Nefertiti!" I shouted. "Meritaten!" How could they both be gone? Where could they be? I rounded the corner to the window of Appearences, then… — Michelle Moran Copy Share Image
“customers away. The Palais-Royal has become a veritable den of iniquity,” — Michelle Moran Copy Share
...she refused to leave anything to someone else that she could do better herself. — Michelle Moran Copy Share Image
And when that time comes, let's hope your friends outnumber your enemies. — Michelle Moran Copy Share Image
I wonder if our names determine our destiny, or if destiny leads us to choose certain names. — Michelle Moran Copy Share Image
You can't change the desert. You can only take the fastest course through it. Wishing it's an oasis won't make it so... — Michelle Moran Copy Share Image
Why does life carry some people on the crest of the wave while others drown beneath the water? — Michelle Moran Copy Share Image
“I would not exchange my leisure hours for all the wealth in the world. -Comte De Mirabeau” — Michelle Moran Copy Share Image
