"The Red Queen" Quotes
"The Red Queen" follows the ambitious Margaret Beaufort as she navigates the treacherous world of the English court during the Wars of the Roses.
historical fiction | 412 pages | Published in 2010
Quotes
I see that you are much taken with my sister. But I can tell you, John, she is a girl who will do as she pleases.
It is not easy to live as a woman. You must always be on your guard.
A woman like my mother cannot be understood by men. She is a creature of the gods, who has no need of man.
I have no need to wear borrowed robes. I am the king.
She is a woman who can draw men to her as easily as a magnet draws iron filings.
He is a man who understands that there are times when you must fight and times when you must yield.
I have no patience for the foolishness of women.
A woman must have something of her own, something that no one can take from her.
You think you can have everything, that you can make everything go your way.
I don't want to be queen. I want to be free.
