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

What is done can never be undone.

Elizabeth lay face-down on the massage table, and allowed Marco to relieve the stress of the business day with firm and knowing fingers. Success, she decided, was often a matter of knowing when to relax.

Never let stress shape your strategy. Most women think better after a brisk walk, a light meal, a massage and a nap.

The past was always there, lived inside of you, and it helped to make you who you were. But it had to be placed in perspective. The past could not dominate the future.

Life was life. It happened. You never knew what was going to come at you. Or how you could defend yourself.

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