Michelle Moran Quotes

• there is nothing to fear but fear itself yet even then fear shouldn't be feared because fear cannot take what is protected by change

  Michelle Moran

  Protected

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• 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.

  Michelle Moran

  People, Historical, Fiction

  Michelle Moran (2011). “The Egyptian Royals Collection: Three Historical Novels by Michelle Moran: Nefertiti, The Heretic Queen, and Cleopatra's Daughter”, p.1319, Broadway Books

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• the one for whom the sun shines.. -Ramses II

  Michelle Moran

  Shining, Sun, Sun Shines

  Michelle Moran (2008). “The Heretic Queen: A Novel”, p.373, Broadway Books

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• You can't change the desert. You can only take the fastest course through it. Wishing it's an oasis won't make it so.

  Michelle Moran

  Oasis, Wish, Desert

  Michelle Moran (2011). “The Egyptian Royals Collection: Three Historical Novels by Michelle Moran: Nefertiti, The Heretic Queen, and Cleopatra's Daughter”, p.151, Broadway Books

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• But we are all sorry when loss comes for us. The test of our character comes not in how many tears we shed but in how we act after those tears have dried.

  Michelle Moran

  Life, Sorry, Character

  Michelle Moran (2011). “Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution”, p.378, Broadway Books

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• 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.

  Michelle Moran

  Egypt, Trying, Gone

  Michelle Moran (2007). “Nefertiti: A Novel”, p.452, Broadway Books

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• 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.

  Michelle Moran

  Cat, Giving, Use

  Michelle Moran (2011). “The Egyptian Royals Collection: Three Historical Novels by Michelle Moran: Nefertiti, The Heretic Queen, and Cleopatra's Daughter”, p.603, Broadway Books

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• 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.

  Michelle Moran

  Children, Men, Thinking

  Michelle Moran (2011). “The Egyptian Royals Collection: Three Historical Novels by Michelle Moran: Nefertiti, The Heretic Queen, and Cleopatra's Daughter”, p.604, Broadway Books

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• I'm not staring. I'm observing. . . . And what do you observe? . . . A brave young woman who has always fought for what was right, even when it was unpopular.

  Michelle Moran

  Brave, Young, Staring

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• And when that time comes, let's hope your friends outnumber your enemies.

  Michelle Moran

  Enemy

  Michelle Moran (2011). “The Egyptian Royals Collection: Three Historical Novels by Michelle Moran: Nefertiti, The Heretic Queen, and Cleopatra's Daughter”, p.1167, Broadway Books

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• ...she refused to leave anything to someone else that she could do better herself.

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  Michelle Moran (2011). “The Egyptian Royals Collection: Three Historical Novels by Michelle Moran: Nefertiti, The Heretic Queen, and Cleopatra's Daughter”, p.1067, Broadway Books

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• I understand that you are still grieving. But we will always be grieving.

  Michelle Moran

  Grieving, Stills

  Michelle Moran (2011). “Madame Tussaud”, p.277, Hachette UK

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• I don't think unhappiness is fated.

  Michelle Moran

  Thinking, Unhappiness

  Michelle Moran (2011). “The Egyptian Royals Collection: Three Historical Novels by Michelle Moran: Nefertiti, The Heretic Queen, and Cleopatra's Daughter”, p.1239, Broadway Books

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

  Michelle Moran

  Memories, Next, Moments

  Michelle Moran (2011). “The Egyptian Royals Collection: Three Historical Novels by Michelle Moran: Nefertiti, The Heretic Queen, and Cleopatra's Daughter”, p.664, Broadway Books

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

  Michelle Moran

  Wretched

  Michelle Moran (2009). “Cleopatra's Daughter: A Novel”, p.192, Broadway Books

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

  Michelle Moran

  Rights, Lafayette, Natural

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• You want it to feel like a surprise. You want to keep him guessing whether he'll make you smile entirely so that when you do, he will feel like he's been given a gift.

  Michelle Moran

  Make You Smile, Guessing, Want

  Michelle Moran (2008). “The Heretic Queen: A Novel”, p.70, Broadway Books

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• You will never have to marry for money. You will never have to depend on anyne but yourself.

  Michelle Moran

  Depends

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• Things change, and not always for the better.

  Michelle Moran

  Things Change

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

  Michelle Moran

  Men, Her Beauty, Might

  Michelle Moran (2008). “The Heretic Queen: A Novel”, p.110, Broadway Books

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

  Michelle Moran

  Love You, Fighting, Long

  Michelle Moran (2011). “The Egyptian Royals Collection: Three Historical Novels by Michelle Moran: Nefertiti, The Heretic Queen, and Cleopatra's Daughter”, p.662, Broadway Books

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• I'd always thought I would feel like an animal released from its cage when my student days were finished, I felt more like a bird that had been pushed from its nest and told it must fly.

  Michelle Moran

  Animal, Bird, Nests

  Michelle Moran (2008). “The Heretic Queen: A Novel”, p.61, Broadway Books

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• I wonder if our names determine our destiny, or if destiny leads us to choose certain names.

  Michelle Moran

  Destiny, Names, Wonder

  Michelle Moran (2007). “Nefertiti: A Novel”, p.127, Broadway Books

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• Why does life carry some people on the crest of the wave while others drown beneath the water?

  Michelle Moran

  People, Water, Doe

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• 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.

  Michelle Moran

  Kings, Queens, Soul

  Michelle Moran (2011). “Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution”, p.440, Broadway Books

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