What is done can never be undone.

Life always gets harder towards the summit - the cold increases, responsibility increases

Elizabeth studied the blurry tabloid photo, which showed her cousin Mary Stuart leaving a Paris disco at dawn, drunkenly clinging to the arm of a French tennis pro. The message was very clear. Put passion first and you end up neither loved nor respected.

I am a huge admirer of Elizabeth I, and this intriguing biography gives a wonderful picture of the era.

My dear girl, you must cultivate a taste for the finer things. Civilized pleasures give meaning to life.

We are each the authors of our own lives, Emma. We live in what we have created. There is no way to shift the blame and no one else to accept the accolades.

Edwina always enjoyed a morning ride. Some mornings she rode the horse, and some mornings she rode the groom.