There is an Italian proverb which saith, From my enemy let me defend myself; but from a pretensed friend Lord deliver me

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

Your dreams are ink

We must not... ignore the small daily differences we can make which over time add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.

There's not a person in Virginia won't try to sell you a horse. It's in 'em.

I've learned over the years that when you get a clue to another possibility to follow it through.

Time is our most valuable asset, yet we tend to waste it, kill it and spend it rather than invest it.

The truth will come out in the end.

Any piece of art, when you're putting it on a certain platform, if the platform becomes a political place, you can manipulate things.

Why do I love writing? I can be who I want, do what I want, hurt who I want, and make the world over, just the way I'd love to have it.

I'm just doing what I do best and that's what makes good music, and that's how you can relate to people.

Do it, and then you will feel motivated to do it.