Castles in the Air Quotes

“She was no longer a coward, forcing bravery from herself—she was brave. “You’re not going to kill me,” she said, and with swift impatience, she jabbed her elbow in his gut.”
― Christina Dodd, Castles In The Air

“Although his honor demanded he immediately leave Juliana, he couldn’t, for the queen visited. He couldn’t seek an annulment, for the king demanded he retain Juliana’s lands. He would remain her husband, and even if he moved his official residence to Barton-hale and she stayed at Lofts, he would still have to meet with her at Christmastide and Easter, at harvest accounting and at Midsummer…what pleasure he would find in the touch of her hand! What agony he would endure while away from her. So it was a painful reprieve, but a reprieve nonetheless.”
― Christina Dodd, Castles In The Air

“You are my wife. You fulfill my every dream. Nothing you do can send me away. Even if you’d been raped, I would not abandon you.” Recalling her mission, she said, “But you must. The king—” “Does very well without me.” “The queen—” “Will come to see me if she desires.” “England—” “Can sink below the waves. As long as I’m with you, I won’t care.”
― Christina Dodd, Castles In The Air