"Grief never ends, but it changes. It is a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness nor a lack of faith: it is the price of love."
"My mortal foe can no ways wish me a greater harm than England's hate; neither should death be less welcome unto me than such a mishap betide me."
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Source: Elizabeth I (2002). “Elizabeth I: Collected Works”, p.248, University of Chicago Press
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