--- title: "Best Sharon Kay Penman Sayings" description: "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 Pl..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b126/author-sharon-kay-penman-6725.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b126/author-sharon-kay-penman-6725.jpg) # Sharon Kay Penman (1945–2021) Novelist United States **98** quotes in **451** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet 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 3 > [“The art of governing, Dickon, is that of making use of talent wherever you do find it. Trust is too rare an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/the-art-of-governing-dickon-is-that-of-making-use-of-talent-wherever/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/471/sharon-kay-penman-6725_art_the-art-of-governing-dickon-is-that-of-m_1033134.jpg) > [It usually takes me about three years to research and write one of my historical sagas; this is one reason why I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/it-usually-takes-me-about-three-years-to-research-and-write-one-of-my/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29b/sharon-kay-penman-6725_about_it-usually-takes-me-about-three-years-to_1921833.jpg) > [“Twilight was laying claim to the cité, and the sky was a deepening shade of lavender, spangled with stars and fleecy clouds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/twilight-was-laying-claim-to-the-cit-and-the-sky-was-a-deepening/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [Night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/night/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/208/sharon-kay-penman-6725_night_twilight-was-laying-claim-to-the-cit-and_1521140.jpg) > [I certainly know all about the Jersey jokes that amuse the rest of the country. You've probably heard them. Our state bird…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/i-certainly-know-all-about-the-jersey-jokes-that-amuse-the-rest-of/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0e/sharon-kay-penman-6725_about_i-certainly-know-all-about-the-jersey-jo_613343.jpg) > [“Geoffrey looked startled to see both his great-uncles bearing down upon him with such haste; he hadn’t realized men their age could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/geoffrey-looked-startled-to-see-both-his-great-uncles-bearing-down/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [Humour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c8/sharon-kay-penman-6725_humour_geoffrey-looked-startled-to-see-both-his_3059740.png) > [“You seem to forget, Dickon, that we are dealing with the Spider King. Louis realized, just as you have, that it would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/you-seem-to-forget-dickon-that-we-are-dealing-with-the-spider-king/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [King Louis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/king-louis-315423/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/914/sharon-kay-penman-6725_king-louis_you-seem-to-forget-dickon-that-we-are-de_186121.png) > [“...for he of all men knew how dangerously stubborn Henry Fitz Empress could be. There were faint bloodstains upon the tiles in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/for-he-of-all-men-knew-how-dangerously-stubborn-henry-fitz-empress/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [Royalty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/royalty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/sharon-kay-penman-6725_royalty_for-he-of-all-men-knew-how-dangerously-s_585525.png) > [I do my best to build a strong factual foundation for each of my novels and rely upon my author's notes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/i-do-my-best-to-build-a-strong-factual-foundation-for-each-of-my/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [Author](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/author/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c96/sharon-kay-penman-6725_author_i-do-my-best-to-build-a-strong-factual-f_1600209.png) > [“The great hall was shimmering in light, sun streaming from the open windows, and ablaze with colour, the walls decorated with embroidered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/the-great-hall-was-shimmering-in-light-sun-streaming-from-the-open/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [Colour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c28/sharon-kay-penman-6725_colour_the-great-hall-was-shimmering-in-light-s_1271768.png) > [I’ll admit that my garden now grows hope in lavish profusion, leaving little room for anything else. I suppose it has squeezed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/i-ll-admit-that-my-garden-now-grows-hope-in-lavish-profusion-leaving/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [Caution](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/caution/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae7/sharon-kay-penman-6725_caution_i-ll-admit-that-my-garden-now-grows-hope_1044410.png) > [“What shall we drink to, Ned? To England?" "I've a better thought than that. It is not precisely the season for it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/what-shall-we-drink-to-ned-to-england-i-ve-a-better-thought-than-that/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [Drink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drink/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f54/sharon-kay-penman-6725_drink_what-shall-we-drink-to-ned-to-england-i_1793911.png) > [“...what an unfair advantage the dead had over the living, for there could be no rebuttal, no denial, nothing but the accusing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/what-an-unfair-advantage-the-dead-had-over-the-living-for-there-could/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [Dead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb7/sharon-kay-penman-6725_dead_what-an-unfair-advantage-the-dead-had-ov_1584746.png) > [“We've schemed and fought and loved until we are so entangled in hearts and minds that there is no way to set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/we-ve-schemed-and-fought-and-loved-until-we-are-so-entangled-in/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [Eleanor-of-aquitaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eleanor-of-aquitaine-53902/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/121/sharon-kay-penman-6725_eleanor-of-aquitaine_we-ve-schemed-and-fought-and-loved-until_133130.jpg) > [We tend to forget at times that it is the little ones, the children, who do suffer the greatest hurt. If we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/we-tend-to-forget-at-times-that-it-is-the-little-ones-the-children/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [Certain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/certain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13f/sharon-kay-penman-6725_certain_we-tend-to-forget-at-times-that-it-is-th_2331988.png) > [“She opened her mouth, clamped it shut again. This was new, this sudden favor shown Gloucester, had been brought back with him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/she-opened-her-mouth-clamped-it-shut-again-this-was-new-this-sudden/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [Gloucester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gloucester/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc5/sharon-kay-penman-6725_gloucester_she-opened-her-mouth-clamped-it-shut-aga_2549790.png) > [“The scene in the great hall was a raucous one, a cheerful mélange of knights, minstrels, servants, disreputable-looking women, and dogs, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/the-scene-in-the-great-hall-was-a-raucous-one-a-cheerful-m-lange-of/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [Humour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccc/sharon-kay-penman-6725_humour_the-scene-in-the-great-hall-was-a-raucou_1001299.jpg) > [“Removing his helmet, Edward knelt by the stream called Swillgate, a name that effectively quenched any desire to drink from its depths.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/removing-his-helmet-edward-knelt-by-the-stream-called-swillgate-a/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [Edward Knelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/edward-knelt-721141/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fc/sharon-kay-penman-6725_edward-knelt_removing-his-helmet-edward-knelt-by-the_2467052.png) > [“My father and brother were slain at Sandal Castle because they engaged a far superior force. It was daring, heroic, foolhardy…and fatal.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/my-father-and-brother-were-slain-at-sandal-castle-because-they/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [Brotherhood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brotherhood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/004/sharon-kay-penman-6725_brotherhood_my-father-and-brother-were-slain-at-sand_2349290.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/#itemlist", "name": "Sharon Kay Penman Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The art of governing, Dickon, is that of making use of talent wherever you do find it. Trust is too rare an attribute to make it your prime prerequisite for holding office. 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