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title: "24 Lords and ladies Quotes by 21 authors"
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> [“We (people) only remembered that elves sang. But we forgot what they sang about.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/we-people-only-remembered-that-elves-sang-but-we-forgot-what-they/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [Once out of nature I shall never take My bodily form from any natural thing, But such a form as Grecian goldsmiths…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-butler-yeats/once-out-of-nature-i-shall-never-take-my-bodily-form-from-any-natural/)

[William Butler Yeats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-butler-yeats/)

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> [I have supped mead with lords and ladies; so to have I slumbered in nameless lanes and gored upon mutton.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dusty-rhodes/i-have-supped-mead-with-lords-and-ladies-so-to-have-i-slumbered-in/)

[Dusty Rhodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dusty-rhodes/)

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> [He was transfixed at the sight of the lords and ladies of his realm running about like demented chickens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-stroud/he-was-transfixed-at-the-sight-of-the-lords-and-ladies-of-his-realm/)

[Jonathan Stroud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-stroud/)

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> [“Pallas dropped to his knees in front of Damen, almost glowing with the distinction of what his three victories allowed him to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-pacat/pallas-dropped-to-his-knees-in-front-of-damen-almost-glowing-with-the/)

[C.S. Pacat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-pacat/)

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> [Shoot the dictator and prevent the war? But the dictator is merely the tip of the whole festering boil of social pus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/shoot-the-dictator-and-prevent-the-war-but-the-dictator-is-merely-the/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [I’m so sorry we’ll never meet,” she whispered, laying her posy atop the late Lord and Lady Payne’s grave. “But thank you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/i-m-so-sorry-we-ll-never-meet-she-whispered-laying-her-posy-atop-the/)

[Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/)

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> [“In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/in-fact-the-mere-act-of-opening-the-box-will-determine-the-state-of/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [Well, the news has got around. The Duchess of Keepsake has invited us to a ball, Sir Henry and Lady Withering have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/well-the-news-has-got-around-the-duchess-of-keepsake-has-invited-us/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [Once out of nature I shall never take My bodily form from any natural thing, But such a form as Grecian goldsmiths…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/once-out-of-nature-i-shall-never-take-my-bodily-form-from-any-natural-2/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [They must understand that – Elrond and the Council, and the great Lords and Ladies with all their wisdom. Their plans have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien-2/they-must-understand-that-elrond-and-the-council-and-the-great-lords/)

[J. R. R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien-2/)

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> [“In the midst of a thick forest, there was a castle that gave shelter to all travelers overtaken by night on their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/italo-calvino/in-the-midst-of-a-thick-forest-there-was-a-castle-that-gave-shelter/)

[Italo Calvino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/italo-calvino/)

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> [A mist. A great mist. It covered the entire kingdom. And everyone in it - the good people and the not so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-yolen/a-mist-a-great-mist-it-covered-the-entire-kingdom-and-everyone-in-it/)

[Jane Yolen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-yolen/)

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> [The place is changed now, and many familiar faces are gone, but the greatest change is myself. I was a child then,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-potter/the-place-is-changed-now-and-many-familiar-faces-are-gone-but-the/)

[Beatrix Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-potter/)

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> [“The First Human (Sonnet 2632) Apes have lords and ladies, I don't. Apes have kings and queens, I don't. My time is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/the-first-human-sonnet-2632-apes-have-lords-and-ladies-i-don-t-apes/)

[Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/)

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> [“Robert looked off into the darkness, for a moment as melancholy as a Stark. “I swear to you, sitting a throne is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/robert-looked-off-into-the-darkness-for-a-moment-as-melancholy-as-a/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

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> [The Rich arrived in pairs And also in Rolls Royces; They talked of their affairs In loud and strident voices... The Poor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilaire-belloc/the-rich-arrived-in-pairs-and-also-in-rolls-royces-they-talked-of/)

[Hilaire Belloc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilaire-belloc/)

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> [“This is for you." i pressed the stone in Kerwyn's hand. Kerwyn turned it over in his hands, unimpressed. "imatator's gold? It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-a-nielsen/this-is-for-you-i-pressed-the-stone-in-kerwyn-s-hand-kerwyn-turned-it/)

[Jennifer A. Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-a-nielsen/)

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> [“Their lives were precarious and they knew it. They were trying their best to fit themselves into a country which would never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-runciman/their-lives-were-precarious-and-they-knew-it-they-were-trying-their/)

[Steven Runciman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-runciman/)

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> [“Oh Florence, Florence, patroness of the lovely tyrannicides! Where the tower of the Old Palace pierces the sky like a hypodermic needle,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lowell/oh-florence-florence-patroness-of-the-lovely-tyrannicides-where-the/)

[Robert Lowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lowell/)

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> [“Tink looked over at Ren. “Wait. Have you two stopped fighting? Oh my Queen Mab, you guys are in love again!” My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-l-armentrout/tink-looked-over-at-ren-wait-have-you-two-stopped-fighting-oh-my/)

[Jennifer L. Armentrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-l-armentrout/)

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> [“His gaze was frankly warm as he looked at Joanna. “There is a matter Royce and I need to discuss.” Royce nodded,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josie-litton/his-gaze-was-frankly-warm-as-he-looked-at-joanna-there-is-a-matter/)

[Josie Litton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josie-litton/)

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> [“You do that a great deal, don’t you?” He swallowed the rest of his wine. “What?” “Close up into yourself whenever someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/you-do-that-a-great-deal-don-t-you-he-swallowed-the-rest-of-his-wine/)

[Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/)

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> [“Good morrow, High Lord Weiramon, and all you other High Lords and Ladies. I'm a gambler, a farmboy, and I'm here to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jordan/good-morrow-high-lord-weiramon-and-all-you-other-high-lords-and/)

[Robert Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jordan/)

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                        "text": "“Robert looked off into the darkness, for a moment as melancholy as a Stark. “I swear to you, sitting a throne is a thousand times harder than winning one. Laws are a tedious business and counting coppers is worse. And the people … there is no end of them. I sit on that damnable iron chair and listen to them complain until my mind is numb and my ass is raw. They all want something, money or land or justice. The lies they tell … and my lords and ladies are no better. I am surrounded by flatterers and fools. It can drive a man to madness, Ned. Half of them don’t dare tell me the truth, and the other half can’t find it.”",
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                        "text": "The Rich arrived in pairs And also in Rolls Royces; They talked of their affairs In loud and strident voices... The Poor arrived in Fords, Whose features they resembled; They laughed to see so many Lords And Ladies all assembled. The People in Between Looked underdone and harassed, And our of place and mean, And Horribly embarrassed.",
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                        "text": "“This is for you.\" i pressed the stone in Kerwyn's hand. Kerwyn turned it over in his hands, unimpressed. \"imatator's gold? It's worthless.\" \"No, it's real gold. I am real Kerwyn.\" ... He pulled a creased and worn paper from his pocket and unfolded it. His hands shook increasingly as he read it. Then he turned to the audience and said, \"This note was given to me by King Eckbert ... to read it only if someone ever came forward claiming to be the prince. This is what it says.\" He read aloud, \"'Many may one day claim to be the lost prince of Carthya. ... You will know the Prince Jaron by one sign alone. He will give you the humblest of rocks and tell you it's gold.'\" ... \"Lords and ladies of Carthya, I present to you the son of King Eckbert and Queen Erin. He is the lost royal of Carthya, who lives and stands before you. Hail, Prince Jaron.”",
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                        "text": "“Oh Florence, Florence, patroness of the lovely tyrannicides! Where the tower of the Old Palace pierces the sky like a hypodermic needle, Perseus, David and Judith, lords and ladies of the Blood, Greek demi-gods of the Cross, rise sword in hand above the unshaven formless decapitation of the monsters, tubs of guts, mortifying chunks for the pack. Pity the monsters! Pity the monsters! Perhaps, one always took the wrong side - Ah, to have known, to have loved too many David and Judiths! My heart bleeds for the monster. I have seen the Gorgon. The erotic terror of her helpless, big-bosomed body lay like slop. Wall-eyed, staring the despot to stone, her severed head swung like a lantern in the victor’s hand.”",
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                        "text": "“Tink looked over at Ren. “Wait. Have you two stopped fighting? Oh my Queen Mab, you guys are in love again!” My eyes widened as I glanced around, seeing that several of the strangers were watching us with detached interest. “Tink . . .” “We were never not together,” Ren said, dropping his arm over my shoulders. The blue and red bag slipped to the floor as he clapped his hands like an overexcited seal. “You guys are! This is amazing.” “Tink,” I said again, this time with a little more force behind his name. “Thank the faery lords and ladies, I will not be a product of a split home.” “For the last time, we are not your parents, Tink.” I shook my head as I started to turn but stopped. “Pick up your bag.” Ren leaned in as Tink snatched the bag off the floor. “You sound like his mom.” “Shut up,” I hissed.”",
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                        "text": "“You do that a great deal, don’t you?” He swallowed the rest of his wine. “What?” “Close up into yourself whenever someone tries to peer into your soul. Make a joke of it.” “If you came out here to lecture me,” he snapped, “don’t bother. Gran has perfected that talent. You can’t possibly compete.” “I only want to understand.” “I want to be consumed by a star, but we don’t all get what we want.” “What?” “Never mind.” Turning for the nearest door into the house, he started to stalk off, but she caught his arm. “Why are you so angry at your grandmother?” Maria asked. “I told you-she’s trying to ruin the lives of me and my siblings.” “By requiring you to marry so you can have children? I thought all lords and ladies were expected to do that. And the five of you are certainly old enough.” Her tone turned teasing. “Some of you are beyond being old enough.” “Watch it, minx,” he clipped out. “I’m not in the mood for having my nose tweaked tonight.” “Because of your grandmother, you mean. It’s not just her demand that has you angry, is it? It goes back longer than that.” Oliver glared at her. “Why do you care? Has she got you fighting her battles for her now?” “Hardly. She just informed me that I was, and I quote, ‘exactly the sort of woman who would not meet my requirements of a wife.’” A smile touched his lips at her accurate mimicking of Gran at her most haughty. “I told you she would think that.” “Yes,” she said dryly. “You both excel at insulting people.” “One of my many talents.” “There you go again. Making a joke to avoid talking about what makes you uncomfortable.” “And what is that?” “What did your grandmother do, besides giving you an ultimatum about marriage, that has you at daggers drawn?” Blast it all, would she not leave off? “How do you know she did anything? Perhaps I’m just contrary.” “You are. But that’s not what has you so angry at her.” “If you plan to spend the next two weeks asking ridiculous questions that have no answers, then I will pay you to return to London.” She smiled. “No, you won’t. You need me.” “True. But since I’m paying for the service you’re providing, I get some say in how it’s rendered. Bedeviling me with questions isn’t part of our bargain.” “You haven’t paid me anything yet,” she said lightly, “so I should think there’s some leeway in the terms. Especially since I’ve been working hard all evening furthering your cause. I just finished telling your grandmother that I have ‘feelings’ for you, and that I know you have ‘feelings’ for me.” “You didn’t choke on that lie?” he quipped. “I do have feelings for you-probably not the sort she meant, though apparently she believed me. But she was suspicious. She’s more astute than you give her credit for. First she accused us of acting a farce, and then, when I denied that, she accused me of thinking to marry you so I could gain a fortune from her down the line.” “And what did you say to that?” “I told her she could keep her precious fortune.” “Did you, indeed? I would have given my right arm to see that.” Maria was proving to be an endless source of amazement. No one ever stood up to Gran-except this American chit, with her naïve beliefs in justice and right and morality. It amazed him that she’d done it, considering how he’d treated her. No one, not even his siblings, had ever defended him with so little reason. It stirred something that had long lain dead inside him. His conscience? No, that wasn’t dead; it was nonexistent.”",
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                        "text": "“Good morrow, High Lord Weiramon, and all you other High Lords and Ladies. I'm a gambler, a farmboy, and I'm here to take command of your bloody army! The bloody lord Dragon Reborn will be with us as soon as he flaming takes care of one bloody little matter!”",
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