“ Having something that meant everything was a double-edged sword. It meant you had so much more to lose. *** Elizabeth Chadwick
“ Had she been male, she would have been granted a modicum of leeway, but as a woman she was damned as a whore Elizabeth Chadwick
“ Because to outwit your rivals, first you had to know their ways and how to play their games. Elizabeth Chadwick
“ Smile or a frown, agreement or disapproval was all it took to alter lives and atmospheres. Elizabeth Chadwick
“ My lady, you must bend before you shatter and destroy everyone else into the bargain, she said. What do you know? Mellette snapped. That our lives would be easier if you could find it within you to sh… Elizabeth Chadwick
“ I know the difference between the confection of live as sung in a minstrel's tale and the sustaining bread of love in reality, he defended himself. Both are to be savoured in their own way. Elizabeth Chadwick
“ Better the robes of a magnate and the hauberk of a warrior than to grow stale for want of challenges. Elizabeth Chadwick
“ Worrying about them would make no difference, unless it diminished her ability to cope. Elizabeth Chadwick
