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Why is it honesty when a man speaks his mind and madness when a woman does? — Sharon Kay Penman

Poor Wales. So far from Heaven, so close to England. — Sharon Kay Penman

If you can change the way you think in time you will notice a change in your heart and also a change in your life and the way you see things. — The Prolific Penman

It is not easy to be stranded between two worlds, the sad truth is that we can never feel completely comfortable in either world — Sharon Kay Penman

For every wound, the ointment of time. — Sharon Kay Penman

What is forgiveness worth without trust? — Sharon Kay Penman

Removing his helmet, Edward knelt by the stream called Swillgate, a name that effectively quenched any desire to drink from its depths. — Sharon Kay Penman

Life without sinning was like food without salt, pure but tasteless. — Sharon Kay Penman

Deal with your past so that it won't affect your future. — The Prolific Penman

Eleanor would have been indifferent to the immorality of her adultery, but would never have forgiven the stupidity of it. — Sharon Kay Penman

Indeed. But I was not thinking of his immortal soul, Matilda. I was thinking that history is chronicled by monks. — Sharon Kay Penman

In my life, I've been both the besieged and the besieged, and I know damned well which I prefer! — Sharon Kay Penman

Geoffrey looked startled to see both his great-uncles bearing down upon him with such haste; he hadn't realized men their age could move so fast. — Sharon Kay Penman

His was a lonely, unorthodox conviction that war was man's ultimate failure. — Sharon Kay Penman

At least it was never dull, my darling. And you will be remembered long after we've all turned to dust. But so will I. — Sharon Kay Penman

back all he'd been — Sharon Kay Penman

A pity you were not born a woman in this life, Little King of Lesser Land, for you seek only to please and to be admired by all. — Sharon Kay Penman

I am who I am today because of the mistakes I made yesterday. — The Prolific Penman

I inhale hope with every breath I take. — Sharon Kay Penman

A scar signifies past pain, a wound that did not heal as it ought. But it testifies, too, to survival ... (Here be Dragons) — Sharon Kay Penman

I've never been so hungry that I was willing to lick honey off thorns. — Sharon Kay Penman

Love is an image that we can recreate everyday. — The Prolific Penman

Will did not think that was fair, but he accepted that kings were often unfair and there was naught to be done about it. — Sharon Kay Penman

I suppose I should just be thankful that since you are so much given to treachery, you're so reassuringly inept at it. — Sharon Kay Penman

No local church can afford to go without the encouragement and nourishment that will come to it by sending away its best people. — David Penman

There is nothing worse than an enemy with imagination. — Sharon Kay Penman

What is a thing worth, if it comes with no risk? — Sharon Kay Penman

I'd not want to answer for the lives of other men; not at seventeen, by God's Grace. — Sharon Kay Penman

Abigail Adams could become my favorite historical sleuth. — Sharon Kay Penman

When people want to insult a man, they cast slurs upon his courage. But the worst they can say about a woman is to impugn her chastity. — Sharon Kay Penman

Forget the threat of Hell's infernal flames. The true torture would condemn a man to wait and wait and wait - for an eternity — Sharon Kay Penman

What an unfair advantage the dead had over the living, for there could be no rebuttal, no denial, nothing but the accusing silence of the grave. — Sharon Kay Penman

Autumn that year painted the countryside in vivid shades of scarlet, saffron and russet, and the days were clear and crisp under harvest skies. — Sharon Kay Penman

In time of war, the Devil makes more room in Hell. — Sharon Kay Penman

... she remembered watching a summer sunset from this very spot. Not so long ago; just a lifetime. — Sharon Kay Penman

Here I was, rushing off to save my little brother from pirates, only to find that he fancies being a pirate himself! — Sharon Kay Penman

To call it a "setback" is like calling the Expulsion from Eden a minor misunderstanding. — Sharon Kay Penman

My novels about medieval Wales were set in unexplored terrain; my readers did not know what lay around every bend in the road. — Sharon Kay Penman

Between the two of us, we've got a family tree rooted in Hell! — Sharon Kay Penman

Soldiers have many vices, but vanity is not amongst them. How could it be? What man is going to worry about his hair when he might lose his head? — Sharon Kay Penman

She might be that most unfortunate of women, a barren queen, — Sharon Kay Penman

As was his way, once he acknowledged the problem, he set about finding a means to resolve it — Sharon Kay Penman

During the day, memories could be held at bay, but at night, dreams became the devil's own accomplices. — Sharon Kay Penman

Richard forced him from his sickbed, broke his power, his pride. But you, John, you broke his heart. I truly wonder which be the greater sin. — Sharon Kay Penman

Statecraft and kingship were not for the faint of heart — Sharon Kay Penman

Now our poor Gib never had a sense of humor to lose ... — Sharon Kay Penman

When you share love, you defeat hate. — Andrew Penman

Men kill for many reasons, they steal but for one-greed. — Sharon Kay Penman

It's better to let pride die today than to try and kill it tomorrow. — The Prolific Penman

Eleanor's greatest grievance was not a simpering lass with flaxen hair and smooth skin. It was Aquitaine, always Aquitaine. — Sharon Kay Penman

Women did not have as many options as men, and I need to reflect that reality in my mysteries. — Sharon Kay Penman

I do my best to build a strong factual foundation for each of my novels and rely upon my author's notes to keep my conscience clear. — Sharon Kay Penman

An intimate enemy, death, capricious and cruel, ultimately invincible. — Sharon Kay Penman

When a man fell into a deep hole, it was usually a good idea to stop digging. — Sharon Kay Penman

The greatest treasure anyone can find is a heart that is filled with unconditional love. — The Prolific Penman

There's not a man alive who doesn't know fear, Dickon. The brave man is the one who has learned to hide it, that's all — Sharon Kay Penman

But in all honesty, I do not find it so peculiar a notion, that a Welshman should rule Wales. — Sharon Kay Penman

That may be infidel wisdom, but it is wisdom all the same. — Sharon Kay Penman

Get some sleep. Our troubles will still be there on the morrow — Sharon Kay Penman

Apparently too much candour can become tedious, or so Lady Emma tells me. — Sharon Kay Penman

War was war and soldiers were the same the world over, although killing came easier to some than others. — Sharon Kay Penman

Troubles may ofttimes be so dire that they cannot get better. But they are never so dire that they still cannot get worse. — Sharon Kay Penman

Don't say it do it, Don't act it out prove it, Don't just speak it make me believe it. — The Prolific Penman

Barbed banter was the coin of their realm and heartfelt admissions of affection were rejected out of hand as counterfeit. — Sharon Kay Penman

Faith is 10% talk and 90% work. — The Prolific Penman

I will respect you like you were my sister or my mother but inspire and love you like
you were a queen. — The Prolific Penman

If you can't focus then how do you expect to make your dreams come true? — The Prolific Penman

He would never be able to emulate Richard's last gesture of defiance
gallant, glorious, and quite mad. — Sharon Kay Penman

Simon said nothing, thinking of all the good men who'd died because this inept, faithless fool had been born a King's son. — Sharon Kay Penman

Whilst stupidity may indeed be a sin, it is also possible to be too clever. I sometimes fear, John, that you are too clever by half. — Sharon Kay Penman

Brother Euddogwy did not know how to respond to that, for only the Angevins would see a rebellion as an opportunity for brotherly bonding. — Sharon Kay Penman

... a cynic who was still saddened whenever his jaundiced view of mankind was confirmed ... — Sharon Kay Penman

All that is missing is the dancing bear. — Sharon Kay Penman

Love is a four letter word if you speak it or write it down, but it becomes powerful once you feel it and live in it. — The Prolific Penman

Hal and Richard show all the good will of Cain and Abel. — Sharon Kay Penman

Just because we can doesn't mean we should and just because we should doesn't mean we can. — The Prolific Penman

Like fragile ice, anger passes away in time. Therefore, the greatest remedy for anger is delay. - Gideon Penman of Muirwood Abbey — Jeff Wheeler

for each age interprets the past in the light of its own biases. — Sharon Kay Penman

There are secret sins and found-out sins, and it is foolish to worry about the first until it becomes the second. — Sharon Kay Penman

Richard knew, of course, that his was thought to be an unlucky title; only twice before had a Richard ruled England, and both met violent ends. — Sharon Kay Penman