Reign quotes

Queen Catherine

I won't be needing a teary farewell, as I'm staying in the castle as long as you are.

Should anything happen to either of us, I hope that you will remember me not as the man who lied, who betrayed you. I hope you will remember me as the man who would have cherished you, if he had had the chance.

A fight is upon us, and a king must stand his ground.

Queen Catherine

I ease my fears because they're mine, because they matter. I'm a woman. I won't accept what that means anymore. I won't bow to a lover. I was forced to do that once for a king. But you are most certainly not a king.

Queen Mary

I wish there was a way to end this without bloodshed.

Queen Catherine

Whose blood concerns you more? Your husband's or your lover's?

Louis of Condé

Surrender, Francis... or we'll attack at dawn.

Delphine

Don't worry, I think you'll be pleased.

Is this because we're all gonna die?

Louis of Condé

If Francis does not offer up his life, I will attack. And by tomorrow night, either he or I will be dead.

Queen Catherine

If we die, it is at her hands. And if we live, I will never forgive her for this!

Princess Claude

I'm telling you, I know what I saw. The danger is not only outside the walls. It's inside as well.

Now is the time to attack.

Sebastian

Attack? Even if half his army runs, Condé still outnumbers us. Our men will balk.

Which is why I'm going to lead the charge.

I am ending this struggle with diplomacy, not war.

Kenna, I'm so sorry. If there was anything I could do to remove suspicion from you...

Lady Kenna

It wouldn't matter. I'll carry our relationship with me, no matter what.

You don't have to. Say whatever you want about my memory. I'll be dead.

Louis of Condé

I didn't want to be king. Not at first. But when Francis had me captured, it was Elizabeth who saved me. And she would only continue to protect me if I made my claim on the Crown. I came to want it, to believe a new France under my rule would be better. And I wanted you.

As it turns out, there is one thing worse than being hated by Catherine de Medici. That is being loved by her.