“I could hear no more. I couldn't see, couldn't think, couldn't speak. This couldn't be happening again. How could it possibly be happening again? Was I, like my eldest daughter, caught in some delusion, except in my waking dream everyone I loved was to be taken from me?” SadnessHeartbreakDeath Of A Loved One Book:My Dear Hamilton Source: My Dear Hamilton
“True respect if formed when you find something upon which you disagree and yet remain on good terms.” Respect Book:Ribbons of Scarlet Source: Ribbons of Scarlet
“The curves of his smile become the waves in my ocean.” LoveSweetLoversOceanSmileHappyLovingEgyptRoyaltySmilingAncient EgyptCleopatraSeleneRoyalsRomancesCleopatra SeleneCleopatra S DaughterThe Nile Book:Daughters of the Nile Source: Daughters of the Nile
“I knew that a man was not only himself but also who he wished to be.” MenHumanityImageCleopatraCleopatra S Daughter Book:Lily of the Nile Source: Lily of the Nile
“I sighed, realizing that in the few hours I'd returned to the bosom of my family, I'd scarcely finished my wedding punch before being stripped of my confidence in my appearance, the pride of my vocation, and the unqualified joy of seeing my sister married off to her respectable dentist. Was it any wonder I'd flown the nest at my very first opportunity?” FeminismIndependenceFamily Dynamics Book:Becoming Madam Secretary Source: Becoming Madam Secretary
“They'll try to make you forget who you are or try to make you ashamed. But you mustn't forget and you mustn't be ashamed.” LifeConfidenceHigh SchoolInsecurePeer PressureCleopatraSeleneCleopatra SeleneCleopatra S DaughterStephanie Dray Book:Lily of the Nile Source: Lily of the Nile
“Selene’s life is a lesson to us that the trajectory of women’s equality hasn’t always been a forward march. In some ways the ancients were more advanced than we are today; there have been setbacks before and may be more in the future.” FeminismHistorical FictionWomen S FictionAncient EgyptAncient RomeCleopatraCleopatra Selene Book:Lily of the Nile Source: Lily of the Nile