But I don't forget and I don't forgive. Philippa Gregory More Quotes by Philippa Gregory More Quotes From Philippa Gregory I have given my word that only death will take me from you. Philippa Gregory take-me given 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. Philippa Gregory sight men country I am too dark in my heart tonight. Philippa Gregory tonight dark heart He may well speak French and Latin and half a dozen languages, but since he has nothing to say – what good are they? Philippa Gregory speaks-french half latin I never thought it would end like this. I never thought he would leave me without saying goodbye. Philippa Gregory saying-goodbye ends goodbye I have learned the power of surviving. Philippa Gregory surviving i-have-learned In Spain," indeed! He would have got no closer than the Indies if I had not showed him how to do it. Stupid puppy. Philippa Gregory spain puppy stupid And – I think you know, don’t you? – that I love you, Anne.’ I feel as if I have been living in a loveless world for too long. The last tender face I saw was my father’s when he sailed for England. ‘You do? Truly?’ ‘I do.’ He rises to his feet and pulls me up to stand beside him. My chin comes to his shoulder, we are both dainty, long-limbed, coltish: well-matched. I turn my face into his jacket. ‘Will you marry me?’ he whispers. ‘Yes,’ I say. Philippa Gregory love-you father thinking One never gets the same summer twice. Philippa Gregory summer I love reading and I love thinking - the reason that I love my books so much is that in order to write them I have to read and to think for years at a time about the same period of time. Philippa Gregory reading writing book She looked at me as if for a moment she would seek someone who would understand the dreadful predicament of a woman, in this world ruled by men. Philippa Gregory ifs men world Being a stepmother has worked out very well for me. I love my stepchildren very much. Philippa Gregory stepmothers stepchild stepchildren I love going to London for a couple of days but I need to be in the country. I like the silence, the smell and the seasonal changes, especially in spring and summer. I really feel that I belong there. Philippa Gregory couple summer country I am in the interesting position of being sometimes skimmed by the critics and called literature and sometimes called historical fiction. Philippa Gregory historical fiction interesting I'm utterly indifferent to Kate Middleton's baby. Philippa Gregory kate indifferent baby Although some people think I am a romantic novelist I have always thought of myself as a rather gritty radical historian. Philippa Gregory novelists people thinking Only fools wait when their enemies are coming, to see if they may prove to be friends. Philippa Gregory waiting may enemy 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 those who laughed at my visions and doubted my vocation will call me My Lady, the King's Mother, and I shall sign myself Margaret Regina: Margaret R. Philippa Gregory queens kings mother Some women attract desire. Others do not. Philippa Gregory desire When you pray, you know that you want something, that's always the first step. to let yourself know that you want something, that you yearn for it. sometimes that's the hardest thing to do. Because you have to have courage to know what you desire. You have to have courage to acknowledge that you are unhappy without it. Philippa Gregory want-something unhappy desire