One never gets the same summer twice.

But young hearts mend easily, and hearts that own half of England have something better to do than to beat faster for love.

I had never seen a woman in such despair before. It was worse than death, it was a constant longing for death and a constant rejection of life. She lived like darkness in her own day.

Being a stepmother has worked out very well for me. I love my stepchildren very much.

Edward lives as if there is no tomorrow, Richard as if he wants no tomorrow, and George as though someone should give it to him for free.

The world hasn't changed that much; men still rule.

Although some people think I am a romantic novelist I have always thought of myself as a rather gritty radical historian.