I held Nefertiti's body closer to mine, trying to press her spirit into me, to bring it back. But the reign of Nefertiti was finished. She was gone from Egypt.

Even in the most wretched life, there’s hope.

Things change, and not always for the better.

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

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

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

Sometimes, it is not the kings and queen who make for the most fascinating history but the shadowy souls who happen to be in the right place at the right time.