Be of good cheer, for you will never want, for the bullet was meant for me, though it hit you.

Grief never ends, but it changes. It is a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness nor a lack of faith: it is the price of love.

Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested.

Men fight wars. Women win them.

I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.

To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that bear it.

I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.

God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at least they prevent us from being frightened by them.

Monarchs ought to put to death the authors and instigators of war, as their sworn enemies and as dangers to their states.

A clear and innocent conscience fears nothing.

There is no marvel in a woman learning to speak, but there would be in teaching her to hold her tongue

Well, I really don't know what the secret of success is but I can tell you that the secret of failure is to try to please everyone.

There's a fine line between love and hate.Love frees a soul and in the same breath can sometimes suffocate it.

It's not healthy for a society if the people hate their own government.

I never did a right thing or abstained from a wrong one from any consideration of reward or punishment.

In the birthing process, you come out just realizing how stupid and weak men are! I mean, I might as well not have been in there, we're useless!

The old saw says, 'Let a sleeping dog lie.' Right. Still, when there is much at stake it is better to get a newspaper to do it.

The practice of law sharpens the mind by making it narrow.

In one deep sense, novels are concealed autobiography. I don't mean that you are telling facts about yourself, but you are trying to find out what you really think or who you are.

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

I do what feels natural, but I can't say I haven't thought about it.