Marie Antoinette

Marie, a fake quote with good lighting will outrun truth every time.

Voltaire, apparently history needed me to sound careless because accuracy was less dramatic.

People prefer a symbol when a person would require effort.

Victoria, effort has never been gossip’s strongest suit.

I never said it. They just wanted a sentence that fit the costume.

Marie, once you become a symbol, everyone treats your mouth like public storage.

Voltaire, exactly. I became famous enough for strangers to outsource nonsense to me.

A crown attracts quotes the way velvet attracts dust.

Victoria, dust is more honest. It does not pretend to be witty.

They wanted a villain with good lighting and a clean sentence.