I'm not staring. I'm observing. . . . And what do you observe? . . . A brave young woman who has always fought for what was right, even when it was unpopular. Michelle Moran More Quotes by Michelle Moran More Quotes From Michelle Moran the one for whom the sun shines.. -Ramses II Michelle Moran sun-shines shining sun After all, that's why we read historical fiction-to be transported to another time, and to be astonished at ancient people's lives and traditions, just as they would probably be astonished at ours. Michelle Moran historical people fiction You can't change the desert. You can only take the fastest course through it. Wishing it's an oasis won't make it so. Michelle Moran oasis desert wish This is how memories are; what seems so clear and unforgettable at one moment vanishes like steam the next. Michelle Moran next moments memories Even in the most wretched life, there’s hope. Michelle Moran wretched There are natural and imprescriptible rights which an entire nation has no right to violate. —MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE Michelle Moran lafayette rights natural there is nothing to fear but fear itself yet even then fear shouldn't be feared because fear cannot take what is protected by change Michelle Moran protected But we are all sorry when loss comes for us. The test of our character comes not in how many tears we shed but in how we act after those tears have dried. Michelle Moran sorry character life I understand that you are still grieving. But we will always be grieving. Michelle Moran stills grieving Nothing is forever...nothing lasts. Michelle Moran lasts forever ...she refused to leave anything to someone else that she could do better herself. Michelle Moran And when that time comes, let's hope your friends outnumber your enemies. Michelle Moran enemy My love is unique an none can rival her. Just by passing, she has already stolen away my heart. Michelle Moran unique heart love-is I held Nefertiti's body closer to mine, trying to press her spirit into me, to bring it back. But the reign of Nefertiti was finished. She was gone from Egypt. Michelle Moran egypt gone trying You will never have to marry for money. You will never have to depend on anyne but yourself. Michelle Moran depends Why does life carry some people on the crest of the wave while others drown beneath the water? Michelle Moran doe water people I'd always thought I would feel like an animal released from its cage when my student days were finished, I felt more like a bird that had been pushed from its nest and told it must fly. Michelle Moran nests animal bird You want it to feel like a surprise. You want to keep him guessing whether he'll make you smile entirely so that when you do, he will feel like he's been given a gift. Michelle Moran make-you-smile guessing want That's because I've learned how to use it [smile], Woserit said. I don't pass it out like an old woman giving free milk to the village cats. It's something that must be controlled, and for you especially. You use it on anyone. You must learn to be more judicious. Michelle Moran cat use giving Now you are no longer a giggling child, smiling at whoever comes along. You are a woman with power. Learn to control your smile, and you can control what men will think about you. Michelle Moran men children thinking