Having something that meant everything was a double-edged sword. It meant you had so much more to lose. ***
Everyone knew that; everyone was prepared until it happened to them
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.
Had she been male, she would have been granted a modicum of leeway, but as a woman she was damned as a whore
Better the robes of a magnate and the hauberk of a warrior than to grow stale for want of challenges.
Because to outwit your rivals, first you had to know their ways and how to play their games.
Have you ride.
There will be a great hole in the fabric of my being when he is gone, but not as great a hole as the one had I not known him.
Money, influence, and human imperatives always spoke more loudly than conscience and God.
Worrying about them would make no difference, unless it diminished her ability to cope.
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...
Just remember when temptation comes your way that a boy will drink beyond his means and a man will know when he’s had enough. Yes,
Bishops of Rouen, Fécamp and Jumièges. A
Being a king was not about pleasing people. It was about controlling them.
All his ambitions were dust in his grave. It all came down to dust in the end.
Smile or a frown, agreement or disapproval was all it took to alter lives and atmospheres.
Brotherly love
Afternoon and the furniture is all assembled.
Where there's life there's hope,' he said sternly. 'Where there's life there's pain,' Oliver responded, but opened his eyes.
Fight for your lord, fight for his honour, but never forget that you were fighting for yourself too.