“Wine runs in your veins.” RomanceSportsFamilyAchievementGoalsSecretsFrench RevolutionWomen S LiteratureEighteenth Century Book:Her Own Legacy Source: Her Own Legacy
“The maggots will cure him of the infection. I am amazed the surgeon did not employ them and instead wanted to use those disgusting leeches. Will these learned men never learn?” RealityRomanceFictionCourageDreamsAdventureDramaCuriositySeekingIntrigue Book:Her Own Legacy Source: Her Own Legacy
“I no longer possessed the luxury of falling in love. If something should happen to Papa, I would lose the legacy and be left in poverty.” LoveRealityRomanceDreamsResearchSeekingFranceFightCompellingWomen S Book:Her Own Legacy Source: Her Own Legacy
“Rousseau said that a woman’s place is the home. Many women are at home…watching their children starve. Some Assembly members voted for schools to teach girls home arts. Did any woman of the Third Estate not learn home arts as soon as she could walk? If women were educated, they’d have other ways to feed their children besides laundering and whoring.” LoveRomanceEmotionalResearchFranceSurvivorFightCompellingHardshipsWomen S Book:Her Own Legacy Source: Her Own Legacy
“More than a thousand people have been imprisoned—suspected of being part of the conspiracy—including all who served the royal family. Joliette is not safe—anywhere in France. If they discover your noble identity, you will beat me to the guillotine.” LoveRomanceHopeFictionCourageSadnessDramaEmotionsCuriosityIntrigue Book:Her Own Legacy Source: Her Own Legacy
“The Americans didn’t think it against God to fight the King of England! A fight that we financed! That’s right. We paid for America’s freedom from one king while we’re slaves to another! And paying for America’s freedom bankrupted France.” RomanceSportsFamilyEmotionalGoalsSurvivorSecretsFrench RevolutionHardshipsEighteenth Century Book:Her Own Legacy Source: Her Own Legacy