You can smile when your heart is breaking because you're a woman.

When a man wants a mystery, it is generally better to leave him mystified. Nobody loves a clever woman.

I believe in me, in my view of the world. I believe in my responsibility for my own destiny, guilt for my own sins, merit for my own good deeds, determination of my own life. I don't believe in miracles, I believe in hard work.

Good Evening , Sir John. I hope that you will accept a little gift from me.' I should be honored, Your Majesty.' I want to give you a little carved stool from my privy chambers. A pretty little piece from France. I hope you will like it.' I should be grateful.' It is for your daughter. For Jane. To sit on. She seems not to have a seat of her own but she must borrow mine.

Every woman has to have something which singles her out, which catches the eyes, which makes her the center of attention. I am going to be french.

Words have weight, something once said cannot be unsaid. Meaning is like a stone dropped into a pool; the ripples will spread and you cannot know what back they wash against.

I would know you anywhere for my true love. Whoever I was and whoever you were, I would know you at once for my true love.