Catherine of Aragon: [after Cromwell comes to visit her] Well, how do I look? That's why he sent you, isn't it? To see if I really am dying? He used to call me his flower. When my first son was born, it was winter. There were no blooms to be had. He gave me six dozen roses made of the purest white silk. Over the years, I have given them to those who have done me some service. Will you let the Princess Mary visit me? What harm can it do the king?
Thomas Cromwell: Chapuys has written to the Lady Mary saying that he can get her out of the country.
Catherine of Aragon: Never. I answer for it with my life. What does Henry imagine? Mary returning with an army, turning him out of his kingdom? It's laughable. I answer for her intentions with my own person.
Thomas Cromwell: Your own person has a lot to do, madam. Guaranteeing this, answering for that. You can only die once.
Catherine of Aragon: And when I do, I will set Henry an example for when his own time comes.
Thomas Cromwell: Do you think about the king's death a lot?
Catherine of Aragon: I think about his afterlife.
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