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Jeanne St. Remy de Valois: [upon hearing her verdict] What ever fate awaits me, it cannot comp... compare to the pain I have... when all you hold dear is taken and you have nothing left, risk is of little consequence. And when a ray of hope came into view, I reached for it with all my might. I realise... I realise now that it is too late, that honor does not live in the name. It comes from what you carry in your heart. I realize, now that it is too late, that honor does not live in the name. It comes from what you carry in your heart.
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Marie-Antoinette: If you weaken the monarchy, you undermine the entire nation.
Jeanne St. Remy de Valois: You weakened yourselves long before a necklace became the issue.
Simon Baker
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The Affair of the Necklace quotes
