I have seen sights and travelled in countries you cannot imagine. I have been afraid and I have been in danger, and I have never for one moment thought that I would throw myself at at a man for his help.

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

He promised her that he would give her everything, everything she wanted, as men in love always do. And she trusted him despite herself, as women in love always do.

You have to choose the best, every day, without compromise...guided by your own virtue and highest ambition

In Spain," indeed! He would have got no closer than the Indies if I had not showed him how to do it. Stupid puppy.

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.