Quotation

Princess Victoria (playing chess with Prince Albert): "Do you ever feel like a chess piece yourself? In a game being played against your will?" Prince Albert: "Do you?" Princess Victoria: "Constantly. I see them leaning in and moving me around the board." Prince Albert: "The Duchess and Sir John?" Princess Victoria: "Not just them. Uncle Leopold. The king. I'm sure half the politicians are ready to seize hold of my skirts and drag me from square to square." Prince Albert: "Then you had better master the rules of the game until you play it better than they can." Princess Victoria: "You don't recommend I find a husband to play it for me?" Prince Albert: "I should find one to play it with you, not for you."