Sometimes, it is not the kings and queen who make for the most fascinating history but the shadowy souls who happen to be in the right place at the right time.

I don't think unhappiness is fated.

You can't change the desert. You can only take the fastest course through it. Wishing it's an oasis won't make it so.

There are natural and imprescriptible rights which an entire nation has no right to violate. —MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE

This is how memories are; what seems so clear and unforgettable at one moment vanishes like steam the next.

Now you are no longer a giggling child, smiling at whoever comes along. You are a woman with power. Learn to control your smile, and you can control what men will think about you.

You will never have to marry for money. You will never have to depend on anyne but yourself.