“Educated and ambitious, with their own forthright opinions, the women of the Garvey set did more to determine political direction than many councillors. Their involvement in public life and political machinations was such that the Shylonian ambassador was able to report, to his monarch, that the women of the Garvey clique were ‘politicians first, homemakers second.”

“Everything has changed, and nothing has altered. Oh, what a fate.”

“The ambition of men compels them to break even the most heartfelt vows.”

“We are just peasants with money.”

“It is far too late for bloodless hands.”

“Beware the wounded lioness, for she is a natural hunter.”

“I love you for unfathomable reasons”

“There are no moral obligations in the game of empire.”

“Seconds feel like centuries when I am not in your presence.”

“Even in peace there is war.”

“Crowns are hourly tumbling.”