Michelle Moran Quotations

There are natural and imprescriptible rights which an entire nation has no right to violate. —MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE

Fortune does not change men, it unmasks them. —SUZANNE NECKER, WIFE OF JACQUES NECKER, MINISTER OF FINANCE

After all, that's why we read historical fiction-to be transported to another time, and to be astonished at ancient people's lives and traditions, just as they would probably be astonished at ours.

What I think and what Iam prepared to say are entirely different things.

This is how memories are; what seems so clear and unforgettable at one moment vanishes like steam the next.

These will be my last moments of peace. . . . From now on, my love. . . will bring nothing but chaos.

You'll know if he loves you by how long he's willing to fight.

Her beauty might fascinate men, but it was difficult to charm them when she stood mute. . . .

Now you are no longer a giggling child, smiling at whoever comes along. You are a woman with power. Learn to control your smile, and you can control what men will think about you.

That's because I've learned how to use it [smile], Woserit said. I don't pass it out like an old woman giving free milk to the village cats. It's something that must be controlled, and for you especially. You use it on anyone. You must learn to be more judicious.