Megs

“Consider what people will think when they hear this: A woman on a battlefield. A woman fighting in an army. A woman sent to free a city from siege. It is laughable, no? And there are many at court laughing already. At you, at me, at poor le Maçon, despite all the arguments he has made in your favor. They laugh, too, at the Dauphin for even meeting with you. But I will tell you something I have learned in my forty-eight years. Either a woman must be raised high, higher than the heads of men, or she will be crushed beneath their feet. So, we must raise you high. We must raise you to the height of the heavens themselves. We must dress you in the very mantle of God. Do you understand, Joan? Or must I summon le Maçon to explain?”
― Katherine J. Chen, Joan

“The ancient followers of Pythagoras believed numbers were the basis of the universe. To them, seven is the deepest mystery, the number of supreme manifestation, and the vehicle of life containing body and spirit.”
― Nancy Bilyeau, The Blue

“What a curious experience, to learn the truth of one’s own character.”
― Nancy Bilyeau, The Blue

“To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone