Cindy Cox
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Shakespeare, as has been rightly said, ‘was to be the greatest single force in establishing for the Englishman the traditional picture of his past’.
Yes indeed, and Shakespeare was an amazing talent, he was a blessed author. But no historian, and this is the problem, People take the words of Shakespeare as fact. It is not! This would be like taking the Great Gatsby as fact and history!!
“Nice customs curtsy to great kings.”
― Henry V
― Henry V
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.”
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“I found serenity in the towers, especially the highest, even in the midst of winter. The crows also enjoyed the lofts, and I habitually fed them.
Often I held conference with the grotesques lining the summit. The gryphon was perhaps my favourite. I’d regularly sat beside them when feeling pensive, even before James’s death, one leg dangling precariously over the edge”
― Chasing Azrael
Often I held conference with the grotesques lining the summit. The gryphon was perhaps my favourite. I’d regularly sat beside them when feeling pensive, even before James’s death, one leg dangling precariously over the edge”
― Chasing Azrael
“Wear me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, passion cruel as the grave.”
― Henry V
― Henry V
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