“Love overcame reason...I had rather beg my bread with him than to be the greatest queen christened.”

“Love shouldn't make a beggar of one. I wouldn't want love if I had to beg for it, to barter or qualify it. And I should despise it if anyone ever begged for my love. Love is something that must be given -- it can't be bought with words or pity, or even reason.”

“I would rather clean than beg.”

“If I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar-woman and single, far rather than queen and married.”

“I was head over heels in love with her. No, that didn’t describe it. I was tear my fucking heart out and throw it at her, beg her to take it into hers. I was falling from the greatest heights with no safety net below. I was giving everything of my own life for hers, giving up every inch of my soul so she could wear it proudly. I was a former king on my knees in front of the queen. A jester begging for a chance. I was powerless, helpless and at her mercy.”

“I have had dreams, and I've had nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams.”