Alison Weir Britain’s Royal Families’ became my first published book, in 1989, from The Bodley Head, and the rest of the story is – dare I say it? – history! – Alison Weir Bodley Quotes Book Quotes Britains Quotes Families Quotes Head Quotes History Quotes Published Quotes Rest Quotes Royal Quotes Story Quotes In 1965, when I was fourteen, I read my first adult novel; it was a historical novel about Katherine of Aragon, and I could not put it down. When I finished it, I had to find out the true facts behind the story and if people really carried on like that in those days. So I began to read proper history books, and found that they did! When I started researching history in the 1960s, a lot of women about whom I’ve subsequently written were actually footnotes to history. There was a perception that women weren’t important. And it’s true. Women were seen historically as far inferior to men.
LearningSuzanne Vega In the end, my pursuit of the elusive New York State driver’s license became about much more than a divorced woman’s learning to drive for the first time. – Suzanne Vega
EqualityFoodMike Quigley Economic inequality is not about food stamps and homeless shelters. It is about being a devotee of social justice and equality. – Mike Quigley
Nick Lachey I tell her all the time I’d gladly retire and hang out with the kids and clean the house. I want to have a good life and great family, and from a professional standpoint I want to be successful, but it’s not the most important thing at all. – Nick Lachey
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