Philippa Gregory
Philippa Gregory
Philippa Gregoryis an English historical novelist who has been writing since 1987. The best known of her works is The Other Boleyn Girl, which in 2002 won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award from the Romantic Novelists' Association and has been adapted into two separate films...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth9 January 1954
men giving wanted
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.
small-things
It is no small thing, this, for a woman: freedom.
men promise can-do
A man will always promise to do more than he can do to a woman he cannot understand.
brother uncles father
The sons of York will destroy each other, one brother destroying another, uncles devouring nephews, fathers beheading sons. They are a house which has to have blood, and they will shed their own if they have no other enemy.
country men sight
I have seen sights and travelled in countries you cannot imagine. I have been afraid and I have been in danger, and I have never for one moment thought that I would throw myself at at a man for his help.
two enough love-each-other
If there is love enough,then nothing-not nature, not even death itself- can come between two who love each other.
weight stones pool
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.
magic wish world
In a way. Magic is the act of making a wish come about. Like praying, like plotting, like herbs, like exerting your will on the world, making something happen.
jewels needs purses
I put the charm bracelet away in the purse and return it to my jewel case. I don't need a spell to foresee the future; I am going to make it happen.
victory want wheels
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.
bird desire delight
the bird sings as if to say that delight is easy, for those who desire it
dream real men
There are many sorts of love. And when you love a man who is less than you dreamed, you have to make allowances for the difference between a real man and a dream. Sometimes you have to forgive him. Perhaps you even have to forgive him often. But forgiveness often comes with love.
clever men want
When a man wants a mystery, it is generally better to leave him mystified. Nobody loves a clever woman.
men enemy reason
Just because one man calls him Allah and another calls him God is no reason for believers to be enemies.