#intrigue

She died a few days later, and her death buried once and for all the intrigues between the Precious Wife, the Gracious Wife, and all the Imperial favorites. Rivalries and alliances, loathing and attraction had been dissolved. Their existence had been a pointless tragedy, just as the talent of one prodigious poetess had been. ↗

— Shan Sa

#death

Some people like the Jews, and some do not. But no thoughtful man can deny the fact that they are, beyond any question, the most formidable and most remarkable race which has appeared in the world. — Winston S. Churchill ↗

— Ellen Brazer

#espionage #historical-novel #history #holocaust #intrigue

"One cannot be a mother without first being a person; family, husband, and children should not be allowed, as is so often the case, to steal a woman’s selfhood and her dreams." Mother to Sherlock, Mycroft, and Enola Holmes by author Nancy Springer ↗

— Vannessagrace

#drama #intrigue #mystery #priviate-investigator #thriller

I've always been intrigued by the Senate, and admired many of the people who have served there. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#always #been #i #intrigued #many

Well, you know I have an office, my film offices. So I know that syndrome. I fancy offices, so there must be something wrong with me. Even the window cleaner intrigues me. It's a very sexy environment. ↗

— Hugh Grant

#environment #even #fancy #film #i

I'm a big fan of being scared I like being scared. I like being involved in a film that will make audiences scared, that intrigues me. ↗

— Emma Caulfield

#being #being scared #big #big fan #fan

I'd love to act. I feel that it's another naked, mysterious challenge, like jazz. It kind of intrigues me in the same way. ↗

— Paula Cole

#another #challenge #feel #i #i feel

People are intrigued by fame, power and wealth and I think Hollywood is the only place where you get all three together. ↗

— Jackie Collins

#get #hollywood #i #i think #intrigued

Specifically, we talked about making the character of the prince not so charming, at least in the beginning, and I'm playing around with the preconceptions attached to a character. That's really what intrigued me as well because I thought it would be fun to do it. ↗

— Hugh Dancy

#around #attached #because #beginning #character

Now, Venus is an extremely hostile environment, and as such presents a lot of challenges for a science fiction author who wants to create life there. However, as I began to research it more thoroughly, I found myself intrigued by the possibilities the world offers. ↗

— Sarah Zettel

#began #challenges #create #environment #extremely