Quote by William Shakespeare

“O, let us pay the time but needful woe, Since it hath been beforehand with our griefs. This England never did, nor never shall,…

— William Shakespeare

“...but doth not the person who expends vast sums in the furniture of his house or the ornaments of his person, who consumes much…

— Henry Fielding

“But you made it for Dotty. You should keep it in the family,' I said. Henry took my hands in his and leaned toward…

— Louise Miller

“I would dare much, sir, against a man who seemingly does not understand boundaries. You must ask a woman if you may enter her…

— Emma Hamm

“Look, he says: once you have exhausted the process of negotiation and compromise, once you have fixed on the destruction of an enemy, that…

— Hilary Mantel

“At last, liveried in the costume of the age, reality entered the room in the shape of a servant to tell the duchess that…

— Oscar Wilde

“Stand whoso list upon the slipper top Of court's estates, and let me here rejoice And use me quiet without let or stop, Unknown…

— Thomas Wyatt

“No more I do, your Majesty. But what’s that got to do with it? I might as well die on a wild goose chase…

— Joe Rigney

“We are joint heirs,' I said in a sharp undertone. 'The land will always be partly mine.' Richard smiled, a smile like midsummer skies.…

— Philippa Gregory

“Jules could have sworn there was a devilish glint in the shopkeepers eye. 'I find today I am in need of a bonnet.' Mr.…

— Julie Anne Long

“I shall bring him his tea and work myself to death by the time I am thirty bearing children and scrubbing floors and working…

— Meg Rosoff

“Beware, William of Mercia, you heeded not our warnings and you can no longer turn back, but the path ahead is strewn with danger,…

— K.J. Wignall