Dreams of Power Quotes

“How wrong is it for a woman to expect a man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?" Anais Nin”
― Jayne Stone, Dreams of Power: The Story of Cynethryth, the First Lady of the English

“We can never become gods, after all--but we can become something less than human with frightening ease." N. K. Jemisin”
― Jayne Stone, Dreams of Power: The Story of Cynethryth, the First Lady of the English

“Tis too bad the world is not run by women, lord. Instead of wars... we'd just have a lot of angry countries, not speaking to each other.”
― Jayne Stone, Dreams of Power: The Story of Cynethryth, the First Lady of the English

“Most women are one man away from welfare." Gloria Steinem”
― Jayne Stone, Dreams of Power: The Story of Cynethryth, the First Lady of the English

“You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake." Jeannette Rankin”
― Jayne Stone, Dreams of Power: The Story of Cynethryth, the First Lady of the English

“the secret to happiness is freedom. And the secret to freedom is courage.”
― Jayne Stone, Dreams of Power: The Story of Cynethryth, the First Lady of the English

“Do you really believe that everything historians tell us about men--or about women--is actually true?  You ought to consider the fact that these histories have been written by men, who never tell the truth except by accident." Moderata Fonte *****”
― Jayne Stone, Dreams of Power: The Story of Cynethryth, the First Lady of the English