Of course there's no such thing as a totally objective person, except Almighty God, if she exists.
I have seen all, I have heard all, I have forgotten all. marie antoinette
Mary Queen of Scots was my first love, and that is always something special.
Lives in previous centuries for women are largely a matter of class. It would have been fun to have been a rich, privileged woman in the 18th century, but no fun at all to be her maid.
Normally I make myself swim, do exercises. For zest I like going to the cinema.
Her imperturbable self-confidence (Duchesse de Maine) caused Madame de Stael to write that the Duchesse believed in herself the same way she believed in God, without explanation or discussion.