62 Quotes by Edward Rutherfurd

Don't you know there's another bubble as well? An expectations bubble. Bigger houses, private planes, yachts... stupid salaries and bonuses. People come to desire these things and expect them. But the expectations bubble will burst as well, as all bubbles do.

Always remember this, Henri. Men trade for profit. They are driven by greed. But debt is about fear, and fear is stronger than greed. The true power, the weapon that defeats all others, is debt. Fools search for gold. The wise man studies debt. That is the key to all business.

Marriage may not be a perfect state, but it is a protection, especially as we get older. And we are all getting older, my dear.

Whatever you do, keep your family together. That’s the most important thing in the world.

So does nobody care about Ireland?""Nobody. Neither King Louis, nor King Billie, nor King James." He nodded thoughtfully. "The fate of Ireland will be decided by men not a single one of whom gives a damn about her. That is her tragedy.

Imagine. Freedom. Always.

For the increase in the number of my Brennan cousins," Conall remarked dryly, "we must thank the potato.

And he glanced down at Mercy beside him, and saw in her face such radiant goodness, such a calm certainty, that it seemed to him that if he could only be with her all his life, he should know a love, and happiness, and peace that he had never known before.

Small wounds are healed by time, but time can only bandage great wounds, which continue to bleed in secret.