The Summer Queen Quotes

“Without the light the beauty remains hidden,” Gofrid said. “But it is always there. Just like God’s love, or a father’s, or a mother’s. Remember that, Alienor. You are loved, whether you see it or not.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“All that remained were poignant memories, and she must face reality, not live on dreams.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“Because to outwit your rivals, first you had to know their ways and how to play their games.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“together they watched the fireflies twinkle in and out like hopes in the darkness.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“She never knew from one moment to the next how he was going to behave toward her and therefore she constantly had to adjust her balance. It was exhausting.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“Petronella’s expression was hard with defiance. “I love him.” Her voice was fierce. “You don’t know anything about love.” “Oh, but I do,” Alienor replied bitterly. “Because I love you, and you have just broken my heart.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“Without the light the beauty remains hidden,” Gofrid said. “But it is always there.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“having something that meant everything was a double-edged sword. It meant you had so much more to lose. ***”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“Just because you forget the world does not mean that the world forgets you.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“behave toward her and therefore she constantly had to adjust her balance. It was exhausting.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“It was the truth, but that made it no more palatable.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“To have power and contentment at the same time, that is a rare thing indeed.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“because there comes a time when there is nothing left but hope,”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“Within her the core of rebellion hardened. She would dress as she chose, because clothes and appearance were part of a woman’s armor in this world whether Bernard of Clairvaux approved or not.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“For a man who professed to love God, he was filled with the vinegar of hatred and self-righteousness.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“While writing The Summer Queen, I was constantly told that Alienor was a “woman ahead of her time.” But my own take is that she was a woman of her time doing her best within the boundaries of what society would permit. Any attempt to go outside those boundaries was immediately and sometimes brutally quashed, but she was nothing if not resilient. I”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“She had become an expert at wearing masks, so much so that sometimes it was difficult to find her true self beneath the layers:”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“Within her the core of rebellion hardened. She would dress as she chose, because clothes and appearance were part of a woman’s armor in this world”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“The language of power was exercised in more than just words. It was presence and thought; it was gesture and timing.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“seneschals”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“Alienor raised her eyebrows. “I can see straight through your ruse,” she said. “Even if it is not plain on your face, Aimery de Niort is giving the game away.” She glanced toward the young knight who was holding his own horse at the ready, his expression expectant and smug.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen

“talking to the knights—jesting”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Summer Queen