Philippa Gregory quotes - page 2

All that that I learn just teaches me that I know nothing. (Philippa Gregory)
You can smile when your heart is breaking because you are a woman, and a courtier, and a Howard. That's three reasons for being the most deceitful creature on God's earth. View quote
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If it has to be done at all, it must be done with grace. View quote
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When they see us dance. When they see how you look at me. When they see how I smile at you. View quote
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He is my brother. She is my sister. Come what will, they are my kin. View quote
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For Harry Potter I have all the time in the world. View quote
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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. View quote
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I would know you anywhere for my true love. Whoever I was and whoever you were, I would know you at once for my true love. View quote
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A man will always promise to do more than he can do to a woman he cannot understand. View quote
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When a woman thinks her husband is a fool, her marriage is over. They may part in one year or ten; they may live together until death. But if she thinks he is a fool, she will not love him again. View quote
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Words have weight, something once said cannot be unsaid. Meaning is like a stone dropped into a pool; the ripples will spread and you cannot know what back they wash against. (Philippa Gregory)
I have given my word that only death will take me from you. View quote
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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 him for free. View quote
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I never thought it would end like this. I never thought he would leave me without saying goodbye. View quote
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Just because one man calls him Allah and another calls him God is no reason for believers to be enemies. View quote
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The wheel of fortune [...] tells us that we all only want victory. We all want to triumph. But we all have to learn to endure what comes. We have to learn to treat misfortune and great fortune with indifference. That is wisdom. View quote
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But I don't forget and I don't forgive. View quote
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Jane," I said quietly. She opened her eyes, she had been far away in prayer. "Yes, Mary? Forgive me, I was praying." "If you go on flirting with the king with those sickly little smiles, one of us Boleyns is going to scratch your eyes out. View quote
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I believe in me, in my view of the world. I believe in my responsibility for my own destiny, guilt for my own sins, merit for my own good deeds, determination of my own life. I don't believe in miracles, I believe in hard work. View quote
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You have to have faith that you are doing God's will. Sometimes you will not understand. Sometimes you will doubt. But if you are doing God's will, you can't be wrong, you can't go wrong. View quote
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If it means something, take it to heart. If it means nothing, it's nothing. Let it go. (Philippa Gregory)
I was born to be your rival,' she [Anne] said simply. 'And you mine. We're sisters, aren't we? View quote
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The moment that changed me for ever was when I had my first seminar with my history professor at the University of Sussex. I realised that history would answer all the questions I had spent my life asking. It was an extraordinary moment. View quote
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I don't much like Singapore. It's very big, very modern and very urbanised. As a rule, I prefer older places where you get a sense of the history. View quote
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Men die in battle; women die in childbirth. View quote
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