Queen Victoria

When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl -- and look at the ailing, aching state a young read more

When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl -- and look at the ailing, aching state a young wife generally is doomed to -- which you can't deny is the penalty of marriage.

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.

I would venture to warn against too great intimacy with artists as it is very seductive and a little dangerous.

I would venture to warn against too great intimacy with artists as it is very seductive and a little dangerous.

The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them.

The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them.

Being pregnant is an occupational hazard of being a wife.

Being pregnant is an occupational hazard of being a wife.