Quote by Empress Jiashun

“The Empress expects obedience of her servants, and demands loyalty.’ ‘Any reasonable ruler would have the expectation and the demand the other way round.”

— Steven Erikson

“The Empress acknowledges our nurturing side, the need for tact and careful consideration about the consequences of our attitudes.”

— Rob Parnell

“The Imperial Concubine was fully aware of her own beauty, and she tended to be attracted by any force, such as religion, that treated…

— Yukio Mishima

“The Emperor represents our acceptance of authority, either that of our parents or employers or the state and government under which we live. Together…

— Rob Parnell

“The decrees of the emperor end at the village gate.”

— Traditional Vietnamese

“1. In 1511, the solitude and peace of Martha’s sanctuary was rudely interrupted by the arrival of a new conscripted member. Tall, with long…

— Robert Reid

“She felt like a child clad in the armour of an adult. She was perplexed at the respect she received from other adults; she…

— Jerold J. Kreisman

“I was scarcely the first, nor the only current, girl of impressive derivation to be unceremoniously thrust through the iron gate at the entrance…

— Kelsey Brickl

“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

“The Empress doesn't get collared, or caged, or tortured. How artfully she beckons, how perfectly she punishes....”

— Kresley Cole

“I am a lady-in-waiting, and she is the princess. No, the empress. The empress of the world.”

— Sara Ryan

“seemed to her that such a one abdicated all claim to enjoy the fruits of those friendly relations with people of good position which…

— Marcel Proust