“ Insane, he says simply. Hopeless. The king is a saint and cannot rule, and his son his a devil and should not. Philippa Gregory
“ Yes, Your Grace, I correct her. I am My Lady, the King's Mother, now, and you shall curtsey to me, as low as to a queen of royal blood. This was my destiny: to put my son on the throne of England, and… Philippa Gregory
“ Those were great big angry men with sharp swords actually wanting to cut pieces off me. It’s not until you’ve seen a red gaping wound and all the complex little bits inside a man all broken up and sli… Mark Lawrence
