Quotes from book
The Memoirs of Cleopatra

Name: The Memoirs of Cleopatra
Author: Margaret George

The Memoirs of Cleopatra is a 1997 historical fiction novel written by American author Margaret George, detailing the purported life of Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt. Published on April 15, 1997, it landed on The New York Times Best Seller list for Fiction Hardcover. In 1999, the American network ABC adapted it for television, and released it as a four-part mini series entitled Cleopatra starring the French-Chilean actress Leonor Varela alongside Timothy Dalton and Billy Zane.

“In my experience, there are two things that no one will admit to: having no sense of humor and being susceptible to flattery.”

Margaret George book The Memoirs of Cleopatra

Source: The Memoirs of Cleopatra

“Things do not happen, we must make them happen”

Margaret George book The Memoirs of Cleopatra

Source: The Memoirs of Cleopatra

“So I learned two things that night, and the next day, from him: the perfection of a moment, and the fleeting nature of it.”

Margaret George book The Memoirs of Cleopatra

Source: The Memoirs of Cleopatra

“The strong look for more strength, the weak for excuses.”

Margaret George book The Memoirs of Cleopatra

Source: The Memoirs of Cleopatra