"A Place of Greater Safety" Quotes
"A Place of Greater Safety" by Hilary Mantel: A historical novel following the lives of Maximilien Robespierre, Georges Danton, and Camille Desmoulins during the French Revolution.
historical fiction | 749 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
Revolution is not a dinner party.
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You do not have to be a saint to be a revolutionary.
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There is no harder work I know of than revolution.
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We dream of a future that has no place for the likes of you.
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No one knows where the next blow will fall.
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Revolution is a peculiarly difficult business.
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There is no such thing as an easy revolution.
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We do not look back at the past; we open the door to the future.
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Liberty is a word we invoke, without knowing what it means.
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The revolution devours its children.
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