Rude Quote by Dorothy Dunnett

“The post on her left was occupied by Mr. Erskine of Treadley, an old gentleman of considerable charm and culture, who had fallen, however,…

— Oscar Wilde

[On Thomas Seymour's death:] This day died a man of much wit and very little judgment.

— Elizabeth I

There is no question that Francis was in advance of his age, as he anticipated all that is liberal and sympathetic in modern times:…

— Henryk Skolimowski

“Francis stared down at the Duchess of York's letter. He swallowed, then read aloud in a husky voice, "It was showed by John Sponer…

— Sharon Kay Penman

“Simon did not solve problems, he just shamed them into going away.”

— Sorin Suciu

“The Abbe Paul looked at Agnes rather as Alain had, with respect. 'How sensible. People are desperate to probe mysteries which for the most…

— Salley Vickers

“Giles' shameful death was, of course, the sign of a crazy old man's inability to adapt to a new world. But his belief, that…

— Philippa Gregory

“Very soon afterward, Tom Erskine found her, and in five minutes, during which her heart in its cold cage took wearily to itself a…

— Dorothy Dunnett

Could he with reason murmur at his case, Himself sole author of his own disgrace?

— William Cowper

“Even the king's Erkynguard might have wished to be elsewhere, rather than here on this killing ground where duty brought them and loyalty prisoned…

— Tad Williams

“His moral courage led him to question a great wrong and refuse, backed by his men, to take part in a horrific slaughter of…

— Tom Bensing

“I didn’t know you involved yourself in political issues.” She glanced at him wryly. “Of course you didn’t. You don’t know a lot about…

— Diana Palmer