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# Sharon Kay Penman

(1945–2021)   Novelist   United States

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Sharon Kay Penman was a novelist from the United States, best known for *Time and Chance*.

## Quick Facts About Sharon Kay Penman

Born August 13, 1945

Died January 22, 2021

Nationality United States

Profession Novelist

Notable works Time and Chance

## About Sharon Kay Penman

Sharon Kay Penman was an American historical novelist, published in the UK as Sharon Penman. She was best known for the Welsh Princes Trilogy and the Plantagenet series. In addition, she wrote four medieval mysteries, the first of which, The Queen's Man, was a finalist in 1996 for the Best First Mystery Edgar Award.

##  Quotes by Sharon Kay Penman · Page 2

> [I inhale hope with every breath I take.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/i-inhale-hope-with-every-breath-i-take/)

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[Breath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breath/)

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> [Abigail Adams could become my favorite historical sleuth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/abigail-adams-could-become-my-favorite-historical-sleuth/)

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[Abigail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abigail/)

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> [My novels about medieval Wales were set in unexplored terrain; my readers did not know what lay around every bend in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/my-novels-about-medieval-wales-were-set-in-unexplored-terrain-my/)

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[About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/)

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> [Women did not have as many options as men, and I need to reflect that reality in my mysteries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/women-did-not-have-as-many-options-as-men-and-i-need-to-reflect-that/)

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[Did](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/did/)

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> [“You asked what the Londoners wanted of you, and he…he said ‘ballocks.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/you-asked-what-the-londoners-wanted-of-you-and-he-he-said-ballocks/)

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[Humour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humour/)

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> […a cynic who was still saddened whenever his jaundiced view of mankind was confirmed...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/a-cynic-who-was-still-saddened-whenever-his-jaundiced-view-of-mankind/)

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[Cynic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cynic/)

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> [“His was a lonely, unorthodox conviction that war was man's ultimate failure.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/his-was-a-lonely-unorthodox-conviction-that-war-was-man-s-ultimate/)

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[Anti war](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anti-war/)

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> [“Otherwise, I’d like nothing better than…conversing with you. You’re such a deep, penetrating conversationalist, after all,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/otherwise-i-d-like-nothing-better-than-conversing-with-you-you-re/)

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[Conversing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conversing-596877/)

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> [...A scar signifies past pain, a wound that did not heal as it ought. But it testifies, too, to survival...(Here be Dragons)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/a-scar-signifies-past-pain-a-wound-that-did-not-heal-as-it-ought-but/)

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[Dragons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dragons/)

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> [“There was even a small groundswell of sympathy for George, confined mainly among those who’d had no personal contact with him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/there-was-even-a-small-groundswell-of-sympathy-for-george-confined/)

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[Mind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mind/)

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> [“May I offer you some advice?" "I'd rather you offered me a fast horse and a head start," Richard said with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/may-i-offer-you-some-advice-i-d-rather-you-offered-me-a-fast-horse/)

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[Advice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advice/)

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> [Autumn that year painted the countryside in vivid shades of scarlet, saffron and russet, and the days were clear and crisp under…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/autumn-that-year-painted-the-countryside-in-vivid-shades-of-scarlet/)

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[Autumn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/autumn/)

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> [I should like to freeze in time all those I do love, keep them somehow safe from the ravages of the passing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/i-should-like-to-freeze-in-time-all-those-i-do-love-keep-them-somehow/)

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[Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/)

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> [When I moved to Wales more than twenty years ago and began to research 'Here Be Dragons,' I was fascinated from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/when-i-moved-to-wales-more-than-twenty-years-ago-and-began-to/)

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[Began](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/began/)

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> [“Richard knew, of course, that his was thought to be an unlucky title; only twice before had a Richard ruled England, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/richard-knew-of-course-that-his-was-thought-to-be-an-unlucky-title/)

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[England](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/england/)

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> [“Tonight," he said, "we shall get quietly and thoroughly drunk...in memory of all that was lost. And on the morrow, I begin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/tonight-he-said-we-shall-get-quietly-and-thoroughly-drunk-in-memory/)

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[Drunk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drunk/)

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> [How fragile life was, how fleeting their days on earth, and how fickle was Death, claiming the young as often as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/how-fragile-life-was-how-fleeting-their-days-on-earth-and-how-fickle/)

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[Baby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baby/)

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> [“He looked upon this verdant, blossoming spring, a spring Joanna would never see, he looked upon a field of brilliant blue flowers-…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/he-looked-upon-this-verdant-blossoming-spring-a-spring-joanna-would/)

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[Bartering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bartering/)

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> [“I once came upon a definition of history as ‘the process by which complex truths are transformed into simplified falsehoods’. That is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/i-once-came-upon-a-definition-of-history-as-the-process-by-which/)

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[Falsehoods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/falsehoods/)

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> [Richard, might I ask you something? We've talked tonight of what you must do, of what you can do, of what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/richard-might-i-ask-you-something-we-ve-talked-tonight-of-what-you/)

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[Answers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/answers/)

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> [“He'd never seen one so vibrant, though, or so vividly compelling... those glowing green eyes sparkling with sunlight and curiosity and silent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/he-d-never-seen-one-so-vibrant-though-or-so-vividly-compelling-those/)

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[Eyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eyes/)

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> [“Francis stared down at the Duchess of York's letter. He swallowed, then read aloud in a husky voice, "It was showed by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/francis-stared-down-at-the-duchess-of-york-s-letter-he-swallowed-then/)

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[English history](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/english-history/)

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> [In writing my historical novels, I have to rely upon my imagination to a great extent. I think of it as 'filling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/in-writing-my-historical-novels-i-have-to-rely-upon-my-imagination-to/)

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[Between](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/between/)

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> [“Ranulf had spent much of his life watching those he loved wrestle with the seductive, lethal lure of kingship. It had proved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/ranulf-had-spent-much-of-his-life-watching-those-he-loved-wrestle/)

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[Good man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-man/)

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> [“What do you know of sacrifice? Need I tell you of York's dead . . . of Sandal Castle? My brother did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/what-do-you-know-of-sacrifice-need-i-tell-you-of-york-s-dead-of/)

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[Sacrifice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sacrifice/)

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> [“It was a basic tenet of faith with men of Ranulf’s class that a knight, trained in the ways of war since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/it-was-a-basic-tenet-of-faith-with-men-of-ranulf-s-class-that-a/)

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[Faith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/faith/)

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> [“He would never be able to emulate Richard's last gesture of defiance--gallant, glorious, and quite mad.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/he-would-never-be-able-to-emulate-richard-s-last-gesture-of-defiance/)

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[Defiance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defiance/)

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> [Why is it honesty when a man speaks his mind and madness when a woman does?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/why-is-it-honesty-when-a-man-speaks-his-mind-and-madness-when-a-woman/)

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[Doe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doe/)

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> [“At least it was never dull, my darling. And you will be remembered long after we've all turned to dust. But so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/at-least-it-was-never-dull-my-darling-and-you-will-be-remembered-long/)

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[Dust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dust/)

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> [Men are born to sinWhat does matter most, is not that we err, it is that we do benefit from our mistakes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/men-are-born-to-sinwhat-does-matter-most-is-not-that-we-err-it-is/)

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[Mistakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mistakes/)

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> [“She knew she'd wounded him when he'd least expected it, and her satisfaction lasted until the door had closed behind him. Once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/she-knew-she-d-wounded-him-when-he-d-least-expected-it-and-her/)

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[Eleanor-of-aquitaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eleanor-of-aquitaine-53902/)

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> [“In the past few months, life had lost its sweetness and he’d lost his way. But no longer. Death was once again…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/in-the-past-few-months-life-had-lost-its-sweetness-and-he-d-lost-his/)

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[Apathy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apathy/)

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> [“More than men had died at Lincoln. It seemed to Stephen that reality was a casualty, too, for nothing made sense anymore.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/more-than-men-had-died-at-lincoln-it-seemed-to-stephen-that-reality/)

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[War](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war/)

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> [“This was the moment he most loved about tourneying, that first glorious sortie with banners streaming, trumpets blaring, and the earth atremble…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/this-was-the-moment-he-most-loved-about-tourneying-that-first/)

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[Knights](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knights/)

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> [“You might as well face it. You're not going to be able to fight for the crown. You'll just have to grit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/you-might-as-well-face-it-you-re-not-going-to-be-able-to-fight-for/)

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[Bargaining](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bargaining/)

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> [“Well, dearest, what would you tell a farmer who had an over-abundant harvest? To plant less, of course!"... "I am not complaining…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/well-dearest-what-would-you-tell-a-farmer-who-had-an-over-abundant/)

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[Babies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/babies/)

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> [When does he ever think?" Richard straddled a chair and accepted a wind cup from Raoul. "If he were to sell his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/when-does-he-ever-think-richard-straddled-a-chair-and-accepted-a-wind/)

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[Accepted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accepted/)

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> [“Edward was now expressing himself on the subject of the French King, drawing upon a vocabulary that a Southwark brothel-keeper might envy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/edward-was-now-expressing-himself-on-the-subject-of-the-french-king/)

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[Edward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/edward/)

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> [“Outside, the sky was clear, stars gleaming in its ebony vastness like celestial fireflies. It was bitterly cold, and Hywel's every breath…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/outside-the-sky-was-clear-stars-gleaming-in-its-ebony-vastness-like/)

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[Cold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cold/)

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> [“What followed was for him a very entertaining spectacle, with one of Edward's brothers seemingly intent upon the most subtle of seductions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/what-followed-was-for-him-a-very-entertaining-spectacle-with-one-of/)

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                        "text": "Richard, might I ask you something? We've talked tonight of what you must do, of what you can do, of what you ought to do.But we've said nothing of what you want to do.Richard, do you want to be King?\" At first, she thought he wasn't going to answer her. But as she studied his face, she saw he was turning her question over in his mind, seeking to answer it as honestly as he could. \"Yes,\" he said at last. \"Yes...I do.",
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                        "text": "“Ranulf had spent much of his life watching those he loved wrestle with the seductive, lethal lure of kingship. It had proved the ruination of his cousin Stephen, a good man who had not made a good king. For his sister Maude, it had been an unrequited love affair, a passion she could neither capture nor renounce. For Hywel, it had been an illusion, a golden glow ever shimmering along the horizon. He believed that his nephew had come the closest to mastery of it, but at what cost?”",
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