“History books say that kings and dukes and generals start wars. Don't believe it. We start them, you and I. Every time we turn away, keep quiet, stay out of it, behave ourselves.” KingsFairy TaleDukesWolfWolvesWarsRetellingsStepsisterCinderllaUgly Step Sisters Book:Stepsister Source: Stepsister
“Most of the mess that is called history comes about because kings and presidents cannot be satisfied with a nice chicken and a good loaf of bread.” PresidentNiceKingsGreedSatisfiedBreadMessChickens Book:Revolution Source: Revolution
“I have done this—made the sad prince laugh. Made his grieving parents smile. None but me. Think you only kings have power? Stand on a stage and hold the hearts of men in your hands. Make them laugh with a gesture, cry with a word. Make them love you. And you will know what power is.” ThinkingKnowsMenLoveHeartMadeDoneHandsAgeParentLaughingStageLove YouCryKingsGrievingGestures Book:Revolution Source: Revolution
“Little by little, the old world crumbled, and not once did the king imagine that some of the pieces might fall on him.” WorldLittlesMightFallPiecesImagineKingsImagine ThatOld World Book:Revolution Source: Revolution
“On those nights, the words were for me alone. They came up unbidden from my heart. They spilled over my tongue and spilled out my mouth. And because of them, I, who was nothing and nobody, was a prince of Denmark, a maid of Verona, a queen of Egypt. I was a sour misanthrope, a beetling hypocrite, a conjurer's daughter, a mad and murderous king.” HeartNightRevolutionKingsMy HeartMouthsDaughterMadTongueQueensEgyptHypocriteMe AloneMaidsSourDenmarkMisanthrope Author:Jennifer Donnelly
“The King walks. He nods. His glance is like God's touch - under it all things spring to life. A wave of his hand and a hundred musicians tear into the Handel, making a sound you've never heard before, and never will again. A sound that goes through you, through flesh and bone, and reorders the very beat of your heart.” HeartHandsSoundWalksHeardTearsKingsMusicianBeatsSpringHundredAll ThingsWaveBonesFleshGlancesHandel Book:Revolution Source: Revolution
