The Stolen Queen Quotes

“Clothes protected; clothes were armor. Clothes were a distraction when things got difficult.”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“So far, this trip had been a lesson in pushing forward even when nothing was going your way, of being brave.”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“lesson in pushing forward even when nothing was going your way, of being brave.”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“prime minister of England, Neville Chamberlain, had inexplicably congratulated Hitler on his military restraint.”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“It’s not about the dress, it’s about the life you’re living in the dress. Now, pick up that notepad and I’ll”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt’s Ancient Temples from Destruction, by Lynne Olson”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“Why was Annie drawn again and again to women she hoped would help her, guide her, but who then discarded Annie like an old sock the minute she wasn’t needed anymore? She was desperate for a mentor, someone to explain how the world worked, but instead she was repeatedly shown the door.”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“She and her mother were stuck in some loop where they would never be free from each other. In twenty years, nothing would have changed.”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“It’s not about the dress, it’s about the life you’re living in the dress.”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“The shock of that awful night had stayed with Annie long after. Her mother was delicate, and it was Annie’s job to protect her from the world.”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“Over the past few weeks, Charlotte hadn’t realized how much she ached to be seen by him, to be near him.”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“I understand what a small part of history King Tut actually takes up. That there are thousands of other stories that are just as interesting, if not more so.”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

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― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“May I remind you that you’re sixty, Charlotte?” She remembered Annie’s advice. “So what? In three years I’ll be sixty-three and wishing I’d done so when I was sixty. It’s just a number.”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“Death, to the ancient Egyptians, was not an end; it was a continuation of the life already lived. In the underworld, the spirit ultimately faced judgment by Osiris, its leader. After offering up a list of denials of wrongdoing, the truth of the matter was tested: The spirit’s heart was placed on one side of a scale, and a feather—the symbol of truth and justice—was placed on the other. If the scales were balanced, the eternal life of the person’s spirit would be much like that of an abundant earthly life, surrounded by riches, servants, and plenty of food and drink. Those who failed the test had their hearts fed to Ammut, “the Devourer”—a beast that was part crocodile, part lion, and part hippo—and their souls cast into darkness.”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“Fashion must be the most intoxicating release from the banality of the world.”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“Fashion is part of the daily air; you can see the approach of a revolution in clothes.”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“There’s nothing to be sorry for.” “No, there is. He was looking for you.”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“How thousands of years ago a female had led an enormous, complicated country through an era of artistic creativity and economic prosperity, ordering ambitious building projects—including a sprawling memorial temple and a pair of ninety-seven-foot obelisks—and enriching its citizens with gold, incense, and ebony by expanding Egypt’s trade network.”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen

“Amelia Edwards’s marvelous account of her 1874 travels, A Thousand Miles up the Nile.”
― Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen