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.

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.

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

There is only one Christ, Jesus, one faith. All else is a dispute over trifles.

The only instrument through which time could be converted to yield greatness is the instrumentality of work.

[History]... is nothing else but the rise and disappearance of races.

I wanted to stay close enough so mom could see me play - where I could go home if I needed to.

You can't stand up to the night until you understand what's hiding in its shadows.

There's no reason to stereotype yourself. Doing math is like going to the gym - it's a workout for your brain and it makes you smarter.

I'm an Irish Catholic and I have a long iceberg of guilt.

Great souls by instinct to each other turn, demand alliance, and in friendship burn.

Self-esteem makes me super, superb and supreme

This relates to the concept of time and our ability as dreamers to reach across time to a past or future self and do some good. This is very important as it relates to soul loss and soul recovery.

Books have always a secret influence on the understanding.