He may well speak French and Latin and half a dozen languages, but since he has nothing to say – what good are they?

Just because one man calls him Allah and another calls him God is no reason for believers to be enemies.

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

It is no small thing, this, for a woman: freedom.

Only fools wait when their enemies are coming, to see if they may prove to be friends.

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

I'm utterly indifferent to Kate Middleton's baby.