“Mother, before God," I say, my voice shaking with tears, "I swear that I have to believe that there is more for… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“You will be the mother of the next King of England,” she declares. “The red rose and the white, a rose without… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“The baby should always be saved in preference to the mother. That is the advice of the Holy Church, you know that.… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“Like almost all girls I don't know the date of my birth: my parents did not trouble to record the day and… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“He is a young man with a future of power and opportunity and we are young women destined to be either wives… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“The moonlight on the water outside the chamber window throws the reflection of ripples onto the whitewashed ceiling of the room, so… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“My father says there are more than twenty thousand turned out for the king. It seems that most men think that we… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“No, you look like the beauty you are, and you know it. You have that gift, which our mother had, of growing… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
When I was a child I wanted to be a vet. I'd come home with "lost" kittens and dogs. My mother would… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
They say that at the mountain pass he looked back at his kingdom, his beautiful kingdom, and wept, and his mother told… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“But you will break Anne's heart.' 'Her heart has to break and her spirit has to break if she is to be… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
She was like a mother to me...and I betrayed as a daughter will betray her mother and yet, never stop loving her. — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“Your son is heir to an enormous fortune and name. Someone would be bound to bid for you him and take him… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“My mother? My own mother told my lady governess that if the baby and I were in danger then they should save… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“He may make me feel like a fool, and like a woman who can do nothing, but what I can do I… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“You are lucky in your looks,” she says. “Your mother was always a beauty and you are very like her: fair, slender,… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“I am old enough to be married twice. I am old enough to be bedded without tenderness or consideration. I am old… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“My father was exceptionally tall and exceptionally handsome, and he only had to walk into a room to dominate the assembly of… — 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
