Ever After

"[to Henry] If you suffer your people to be ill-educated, and their manners corrupted from infancy, and then punish them for those crimes to which their first education disposed them, what else is to be concluded, sire, but that you first make thieves and then punish them?"

"[about the prince] Honestly, I think he and Marguerite deserve each other."

"[to Le Pieu] My father was an expert swordsman, monsieur. He taught me well. Now hand me that key or I swear on his grave I will slit you from navel to nose."

"[to Henry] Why did you have to be so wonderful?"

"[at the ball] Breathe. Just breathe."

"[to Henry] She's an imposter, sire! Her name is Danielle de Barbarac, and she's been a servant in my home for the past ten years."

"[to Henry] Ask her yourself! She is a grasping, devious little pretender, and it is my duty, Your Highness, to expose her as the covetous hoax she is."

"[to Danielle] Bow before royalty, you insolent fraud!"

"[to Danielle] How can anyone love a pebble in their shoe?"

"[to Danielle] The slightest turn of phrase can have a thousand meanings."

"No matter how bad things get, they can always get worse."

"[to Danielle] Stay aloft, madame, there are games afoot."

"[To Jacqueline] Tell no one we have spoken, for all shall reveal itself in due course."

"[to Danielle] I kneel before you not as a prince, but as a man in love... But I would feel like a king if you, Danielle de Barbarac, would be my wife."

"I should leave walking on water with the Son of God. Fortunately, I tripped over an angel."

"I shall be down in history as the man who opened a door!"

"Queen Marie: Choose wisely, Henry. Divorce is only something they do in England."

"Pierre Le Pieu: [to Danielle] I may be twice your age, but I'm well endowed. As evidenced by my estate, I've always had a soft spot for the less fortunate. You need a wealthy benefactor - and I need a young lady with spirit."