Marie Antoinette Quotes

“Let my daughter remember that in view of her age she should always help her brother with the advice that her greater experience and her affection may suggest, and let them both remember that in whatever situation they may find themselves they will never be truly happy unless united. Let them learn from our example how much consolation our affection has brought us in the midst of our unhappiness and how happiness is doubled when one can share it with a friend - and where can one find a more loving and truer friend than in one’s own family?”
― Melanie Clegg, Marie Antoinette: An Intimate History

“at the very heart of the nation itself.”
― Melanie Clegg, Marie Antoinette: An Intimate History

“she”
― Melanie Clegg, Marie Antoinette: An Intimate History