It is good to jest, but not to make a trade of jesting.

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

...stories that rise from deep suffering can provide the most potent remedies for past, present, and even future ills.

Mrs Lynde says, "Blessed are they who expect nothing, for they shall not be disappointed." But I think it would be worse to expect nothing than to be disappointed.

It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each other, and find sympathy. It is in our follies that we are one.

Second place is really the first loser.

I don't like definitions. I like four-hour movies.

It's very hard when you're doing a new play that you believe in, and you want to tell the story in the best way possible.

There are parallels between the music and film worlds, but they're really very different. I feel like they're just two different ways to channel my creativity.

Domesticity has to mean nesting. Otherwise, six months go by, and you don't know where your underwear is.

It's good to remind yourself that you're lucky to be working at all. It's very easy to get into the mindset of ingratitude and I battle with it all the time.

Fake friends are like shadows. They follow you in the sun and leave you in the dark.