Giving Quote by Philippa Gregory

“He promised her that he would give her everything, everything she wanted, as men in love always do. And she trusted him despite herself, as women in love always do.”

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“Say yes,’ he whispers. ‘Marry me.’ I hesitate. I open my eyes. ‘You will get my fortune,’ I remark. ‘When I marry you, everything…

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“But I warn you that a woman who seeks great power and wealth has to pay a great price, Perhaps you will be a…

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“I raised my hand to wave in case he looked back; but he did not. He rode straight backed, looking forward. He rode like…

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“When you are still and thoughtful you are as lovely as the statues they are carving in Italy.”

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Edward lives as if there is no tomorrow, Richard as if he wants no tomorrow, and George as though someone should give it to…

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You can smile when your heart is breaking because you're a woman.

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En Ma Fin Est Ma Commencement - In my end is my beginning.

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“We fell asleep wrapped in each other as if we could not bear to part, even in sleep we could not bear to let…

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“One little boy, and he a bastard,' Anne said thoughtfully. 'One little girl of six, one elderly Queen and a King in the prime…

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“We have been married little more than a year and already there is a terrible silence around some subjects. We never speak of the…

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