Red and White: A Tale of the Wars of the Roses
Red and White: A Tale of the Wars of the Roses is a historical novel written in the late 19th century, set during the Wars of the Roses (1455-1485). The story follows two sisters, Frideswide and Dorathie, as they navigate the personal and political upheavals of their time, facing themes of loyalty, love, and the harsh realities of civil strife. The narrative intertwines domestic struggles with the broader historical context, illustrating the complexities of allegiance and family divisions amidst the conflict.
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“Thinking about history makes me wonder how I’ll fit into it one day, I guess. And you too. I kinda wish people still wrote like that. History, huh? Bet we could make some.””
— Unknown
“That's the choice. I love him, with all that, of all that. On purpose. I love him on purpose.””
— Unknown
“Sometimes you just jump and hope it's not a cliff.””
— Unknown
“Straight people, he thinks, probably don't spend this much time convincing themselves that they're straight.””
— Unknown
“I thought, this is the most incredible thing I have ever seen, and I had better keep it a safe distance away from me. I thought, if someone like that ever loved me, it would set me on fire.And then I was a careless fool, and I fell in love with you anyway. When you rang me at truly shocking hours of the night, I loved you. When you kissed me in disgusting public toilets and pouted in hotel bars and made me happy in ways in which it had never even occurred to me that a mangled-up, locked-up person like me could be happy, I loved you.And then, inexplicably, you had the absolute audacity to love me back. Can you believe it? Sometimes, even now, I still can't.””
— Unknown
“You are", he says, "the absolute worst idea I've ever had.””
— Unknown
“Should I tell you that when we're apart, your body comes back to me in dreams? That when I sleep, I see you, the dip of your waist, the freckle above your hip, and when I wake up in the morning, it feels like I've just been with you, the phantom touch of your hand on the back of my neck fresh and not imagined? That I can feel your skin against mine, and it makes every bone in my body ache? That, for a few moments, I can hold my breath and be back there with you, in a dream, in a thousand rooms, nowhere at all?””
— Unknown
“History, huh?””
— Unknown
“But the truth is, also, simply this: love is indomitable.””
— Unknown
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