Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths.

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

I tried on different versions of myself. I was so many different girls...

There are no atheists on turbulent airplanes.

Preaching, in the first sense of the word, ceased as soon as ever the gospel was written.

I think, therefore I am, therefore I am photographable.

Like most writers, I sit in a room and scribble a story and you don't have a connection with the people who take your story, whether it be to the stage or to the screen.

I'm here right now and I want now to be the greatest time.

Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.

Education must award self-confidence, the courage to depend on one's own strength.

Well, I know now. I know a little more how much a simple thing like a snowfall can mean to a person