I do not choose that my grave should be dug while I am still alive.

Grief never ends, but it changes. It is a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness nor a lack of faith: it is the price of love.

Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested.

Men fight wars. Women win them.

I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.

To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that bear it.

I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.

God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at least they prevent us from being frightened by them.

Monarchs ought to put to death the authors and instigators of war, as their sworn enemies and as dangers to their states.

A clear and innocent conscience fears nothing.

There is no marvel in a woman learning to speak, but there would be in teaching her to hold her tongue

Dreams. They start in your beautiful mind. Think of beautiful things and it will manifest into actions because your body will listen to you. Like it always does.

I would rather not watch myself in movies. I enjoy the experience, but I won't really see the film until they're on cable deep on into my life so I can pretend it's someone else at another time.

The way of the Cross is not easy, yet it is the tuneful, the rhythmic, the beautiful, the lovely way.

You are your own refuge There is no other You cannot save another You can only save yourself.

Singletons should not have to explain themselves all the time but should have an accepted status — like geisha girls do

Happiness in marriage and parenthood can exceed a thousand times any other happiness

I do not judge success based on championships; rather, I judge it on how close we came to realizing our potential

You can go outside and spit and have the same effect as doubling carbon dioxide.

The West Wing and The Outsiders are the gifts that keep on giving.

T.S. Eliot, who learned to swim at the same beach as I did, just threw in the towel and moved to Cheyne Walk. I'm not going to do that but I'm not scared of the open channel between me and Britain.