The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #6)

by Philippa Gregory

When I saw that he did not weep one real tear for his grandmother I knew that this king, our golden Harry, has a cold heart that no one can trust.

“Our enemies should be the people who have no faith, neither in their God, nor in others, nor in themselves. The people who should face our crusade should be those who bring cruelty into the world for no reason but their own power.

Then life taught me a harder lesson, beloved: it is better to forgive an enemy than destroy him.