--- title: "4 Young woman Quotes By Philippa Gregory" description: "4 Young woman quotes by Philippa Gregory. Plus more from Philippa Gregory and more Young woman sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52f/philippa-gregory-674_history_it-matters-not-at-all-that-i-do-not-want_1457236.png" --- > [“It matters not at all that I do not want to marry, that I am afraid of the wedding, afraid of consummating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/it-matters-not-at-all-that-i-do-not-want-to-marry-that-i-am-afraid-of/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52f/philippa-gregory-674_history_it-matters-not-at-all-that-i-do-not-want_1457236.png) > [“Because I write women’s history I rarely have the luxury of a full and fair biography to study. Until about 1960 there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/because-i-write-women-s-history-i-rarely-have-the-luxury-of-a-full/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/961/philippa-gregory-674_history_because-i-write-women-s-history-i-rarely_1589399.png) > [“I thought then that we would all die in the darkness and solitude. I thought that an executioner would come for us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/i-thought-then-that-we-would-all-die-in-the-darkness-and-solitude-i/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e0/philippa-gregory-674_sorrow_i-thought-then-that-we-would-all-die-in_1735182.jpg) > [“I sit on the bed and kick off my shoes, and he kneels before me and takes the riding boots, holding one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/i-sit-on-the-bed-and-kick-off-my-shoes-and-he-kneels-before-me-and/) [Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad5/philippa-gregory-674_anne-neville_i-sit-on-the-bed-and-kick-off-my-shoes-a_2568540.jpg) ## Other authors on Young woman - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-judith-mcnaught-54025.jpg) Judith McNaught 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/young-woman/judith-mcnaught/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-sarah-j-maas-83224.jpg) Sarah J. Maas 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/young-woman/sarah-j-maas/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jane-austen-47065.jpg) Jane Austen 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/young-woman/jane-austen/) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/young-woman/philippa-gregory/#itemlist", "name": "4 Young woman Quotes By Philippa Gregory", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It matters not at all that I do not want to marry, that I am afraid of the wedding, afraid of consummating the marriage, afraid of childbirth, afraid of everything about being a wife. Nobody even asks if I have lost my childhood sense of vocation, if I still want to be a nun. Nobody cares what I think at all. 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