“When a burning is announced, the taverns off Smithfield Square order extra barrels of ale, but when the person to be executed is a woman and one of noble birth, the ale comes by the cartload.”

“A faint acrid smell drifted in through the window, from the cannon fire. But through it all the walls of my prison cell never trembled. The walls of the Tower are the thickest in the land and they never, ever tremble”

“(Georgie) Did you know that a woman's life is shortened by thirty-four weeks for each boy baby she gives birth to?”

“Over the years I have learned that motherhood is much like an austere religious order, the joining of which obligates one to relinquish all claims to personal possessions.”

“A little extra forgiveness never hurts," said Matt, quoting one of Celia's favorite sayings.”

“A woman is like a teabag. It's only when she's in hot water that you realize how strong she is.”

“The children we birth do not belong to us. They belong to God. We are simply the vessel for which they arrive on this earth. We are appointed to care and guide them, however we must recognize when the time comes for them to govern their own lives.”