To Hold the Crown - Bilingual quotes that celebrate the beauty of language, showcasing meaningful expressions in two unique perspectives.
To Hold the Crown - Bilingual quotes that celebrate the beauty of language, showcasing meaningful expressions in two unique perspectives.
"To Hold the Crown" is a captivating historical fiction novel that delves into the intricacies of royal power and ambition during a tumultuous period. The story centers around a formidable protagonist whose journey is marked by challenges and betrayals as they strive to secure their place in the monarchy. The narrative explores themes of loyalty, legacy, and the often brutal reality of effective leadership.
The book intricately weaves personal ambition with the political dynamics of the court, highlighting the delicate balance between love and power. Characters are vividly portrayed, each with their motives and desires, leading to unexpected alliances and fierce rivalries. This adds layers to the plot, making readers question the true nature of authority and the sacrifices made in its pursuit.
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The value of money is subjective, depending on age. At the age of one, one multiplies the actual sum by 145,000, making one pound seem like 145,000 pounds to a one-year-old. At seven – Bertie's age – the multiplier is 24, so that five pounds seems like 120 pounds. At the age of twenty four, five pounds is five pounds; at forty five it is divided by 5, so that it seems like one pound and one pound seems like twenty pence. {All figures courtesy of Scottish Government Advice Leaflet: Handling your Money.}
Alexander McCall Smith
Look, if you say that science will eventually prove there is no God, on that I must differ. No matter how small they take it back, to a tadpole, to an atom, there is always something they can't explain, something that created it all at the end of the search.
And no matter how far they try to go the other way – to extend life, play around with the genes, clone this, clone that, live to one hundred and fifty – at some point, life is over. And then what happens? When the life comes to an end?
I shrugged.
You see?
He leaned back. He smiled.
When you come to the end, that's where God begins.
Mitch Albom
You say you should have died instead of me. But during my time on earth, people died instead of me, too. It happens every day. When lightning strikes a minute after you are gone, or an airplane crashes that you might have been on. When your colleague falls ill and you do not. We think such things are random. But there is a balance to it all. One withers, another grows. Birth and death are part of a whole.
Mitch Albom