Gertrude Bell Quotes

“As there was no further precaution possible I enjoyed the extraordinary magnificence of the storm with a free mind . . . and all the wonderful and terrible things that happen in high places .”
― Georgina Howell, Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations

“When things are as bad as ever they can be you cease to mind them much. You set your teeth and battle with the fates”
― Georgina Howell, Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations

“I don't think I ever met anyone more entirely civilized - T E Lawrence”
― Georgina Howell, Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations

“She fluctuated between pursuing personal fulfilment and devoting her energies to serving the community for no reward. She would do this all her life.”
― Georgina Howell, Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations

“When Aunt Mary invited her to join the Lascelleses again, this time in Persia, she was ecstatic. It would be her first encounter with the East.”
― Georgina Howell, Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations

“Effendim!”
― Georgina Howell, Daughter of the Desert