All Philippa Gregory Quotes
- The wheel of fortune [...] tells us that we all only want victory. We all want to triumph. But we all have to learn to… All
- Every woman has to have something which singles her out, which catches the eyes, which makes her the center of attention. I am going to… Attention
- True obedience can only happen when you secretly think you know better, and you choose to bow your head. Anything short of that is just… Agree
- Yes, Your Grace," I correct her. "I am My Lady, the King's Mother, now, and you shall curtsey to me, as low as to a… Blood
- When you pray, you know that you want something, that's always the first step. to let yourself know that you want something, that you yearn… Acknowledge
- In a way. Magic is the act of making a wish come about. Like praying, like plotting, like herbs, like exerting your will on the… Act
- Yes, but either way, shamed or not, I shall be Queen of England, and this is the last time you will sit in my presence. Either Way
- Tell my daughter Elizabeth -- no! Tell all my daughters, everywhere, in all the ages yet to come. Tell them how I died, and why.… Age
- If it has to be done at all, it must be done with grace. All
- Edward lives as if there is no tomorrow, Richard as if he wants no tomorrow, and George as though someone should give it to him… Edward
- You can smile when your heart is breaking because you are a woman, and a courtier, and a Howard. That's three reasons for being the… Breaking
- It is not love that matters, Mistress Boy, it is what you choose to do with it. What’d you choose to do with yours? Boy
- War does not answer war, war does not finish war. The only ending is peace. Answer
- Plainly, she is quite besotted by him,... a girl, a young girl, and she is falling in love for the first time in her life.… Besotted
- If there is love enough,then nothing-not nature, not even death itself- can come between two who love each other. Death
- She was like a mother to me...and I betrayed as a daughter will betray her mother and yet, never stop loving her. Betray
- We might, either of us, be Queen of England and yet we'll always be nothing to our family. England
- But I don't forget and I don't forgive. Forget
- Anyone can attract a man. The trick is to keep him. Anyone
- He had taken George, my beloved George, from me. And he had taken my other self: Anne. Anne