[To Parliament, when it urged her to marry and settle the succession:] You attend to your own duties and I'll perform mine.

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

Perspective-changing events can have many parts. One part can be a tense, laughter-filled promise. Another part can have no laughter at all.

Ah to build to build! That is the noblest of all the arts.

Nobility is expensive, nonproductive, and parasitic, siphoning away too much of society’s energy to satisfy its frivolous cravings.

I'm used to working with neglect and misunderstanding, so this has been really challenging. It's a different psychic realm. The Lion did not land easily here.

No sceptical philosopher can ask any questions that may not equally be asked by a tired child on a hot afternoon.

I've never worked as much as I would've wanted to, and that's why I end up doing a lot of stage as well, because stage is a full course meal

We must have the faith that things will work out somehow, that God will make a way for us when there seems no way.

Watch for all that beauty reflecting from you and sing a love song to your existence.

We do not write what we know; we write what we want to find out.

I got married at a very young age, and of course, for all the wrong reasons, and ended up divorced and lost everything. It was a very difficult time in my life.