Joan of Arc Quotes

“Prophecy, annunciation, virginity. A hidden sword, an angel bearing a crown of jewels. An army of knights, a cloud of butterflies, a phallic arrow that missed its mark. A tower cell, an evil bishop, a king’s betrayal. A heart that would not burn, a dove that flew from the flames that failed to dispatch that immortal heart.”
― Kathryn Harrison, Joan of Arc: A Life Transfigured

“Guillaume Gruel, Richemont’s personal chronicler, recorded the dialogue from his employer’s perspective with an evident taste for the dashing. “Joan, it has been said that you wish to fight with me. I do not know if you are from God or not. If you are from God, I do not fear you because God knows my good will. If you are from the devil, I fear you even less.”
― Kathryn Harrison, Joan of Arc: A Life Transfigured

“The 1643 Martyrologie des chevaliers (Martyrology of knights)”
― Kathryn Harrison, Joan of Arc: A Life Transfigured

“Catharism placed no value on one sex over the other; not only did it attract women as converts, but it invited them into the clergy.”
― Kathryn Harrison, Joan of Arc: A Life Transfigured