Kate Quinn

“He loves me hard”

— Kate Quinn

“Big hat, no cattle.”

— Kate Quinn

“Hope was such a painful thing, far more painful than rage.”

— Kate Quinn

But I'd far rather live without souls or morals than Parmesan.

— Kate Quinn

“Making history was so much better than writing it.”

— Kate Quinn

“It is better to be feared than loved. —MACHIAVELLI”

— Kate Quinn

“What kind of moron wants to be a gladiator?”

— Kate Quinn

“So you're met Finn. He's a dash, isn't he? If I weren't older than dirt and ugly as sin, I'd climb that…

— Kate Quinn

“I gripped her, drowning, and I loved her more than anything on this wide green earth.”

— Kate Quinn

“Men demonstrate their courage more often in little things than in great. —BALDASSARE CASTIGLIONE”

— Kate Quinn

“- what was the point of having an Emperor, if you couldn't cook up spicy rumors about him?”

— Kate Quinn

“Paulinus, everyone knows. Say the word, and I'll run the bitch over with my chariot”

— Kate Quinn

“Katkad prešuti koju istinu. Najbolje je lagati, a da zapravo ne lažeš.”

— Kate Quinn

“Facing a pistol-wielding murderer does tend to put parents further down the list of things to be intimidated by.”

— Kate Quinn

“Steel blades such as you and I do not measure against the standards for ordinary women”

— Kate Quinn

“Nisu uvijek najljepše djevojke one koje nas uspiju zadržati, već žene poput gospođe Kalpurnije, poput moje majke. Kada se jednom neka od…

— Kate Quinn

“I am Athena. Before that I was Thea, singer and slave and lover of gladiators. Before that I was Leah, daughter of…

— Kate Quinn

“How do I know what I'm up for if you won't tell me what this is about?' 'It's about a friend,' she…

— Kate Quinn

“Fleurs du mal,” Eve heard herself saying, and shivered. “What?” “Baudelaire. We are not flowers to be plucked and shielded, Captain. We…

— Kate Quinn

“Lepida, has anyone ever told you that you're a cruel spiteful selfish slut?...You're vicious. You're unprincipled. You mistreat your slaves and abuse…

— Kate Quinn

“Empresses," Vix said in disgust. "They're always trouble, the tricky bitches. Emperors might forgive you if you cross them, but never empresses.”

— Kate Quinn

“I will not tell you one single solitary fact about my work, my friends, or the woman I was arrested with. But…

— Kate Quinn

“Have you ever been - well, i mean, have you ever - really wanted someone ? Wanted them like water in the…

— Kate Quinn

“did tell him. I suppose he thought it wasn’t suitable for your ears.” I swallowed. “What happened then?” “Rose’s boy got caught…

— Kate Quinn

“Whose fault is that? I wanted to lash out. You’re the one who threw Rose away like trash. You should have left…

— Kate Quinn

“finally turned away. My aunt stood watching from the back door, frail and hunched. “Tell me the rest,” I said, and she…

— Kate Quinn

“I am telling you that order is absurd. You think there are no idiots in the intelligence business, that your superiors are…

— Kate Quinn

“It is facile to condemn the French for giving in to the Nazis too easily when many French citizens would have still…

— Kate Quinn

“You think there are no idiots in the intelligence business, that your superiors are all brilliant men who understand the game? [...]…

— Kate Quinn

“I love you. I love the way you rub the scar on the back of your hand when you're nervous. I love…

— Kate Quinn

“Oh, pfft. I manage. With any paper one sticks under their nose and plenty of self-possession, one can get through, Especially a…

— Kate Quinn

“Life ought to be more like a play; the entrances and exits would be a lot cleaner.”

— Kate Quinn

“What did it matter if something scared you, when it simply had to be done?”

— Kate Quinn

“Not wise, perhaps, to be rude to the Pope's favorite son, but my viper tongue still required a fool now and then…

— Kate Quinn

“The crowd's murmuring rose to a roar, and for the first time in a week the agony of worry for my son…

— Kate Quinn

“want to do something different.” And she’d had it in her—of course she’d be striding through the Paris nights breaking windows and…

— Kate Quinn

I read "Women Heroes of World War I" and was absolutely astonished. When we imagine women serving in the First World War,…

— Kate Quinn