| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| dcc0df5 | I must bear it well as I may. As my sainted mother used to say, we never come to the kingdom of Heaven but by troubles. | bearing-pain bloody-mary queen-mary-i | Alison Weir | |
| adbd991 | An objective viewpoint was beyond her; she was single-minded to a fault. | queen-mary-i single-mindedness | Alison Weir |