- Emperor Franz Josef of Austria: I love Sissy and she has my fullest confidence. Of course, she is lovely. Everybody she meets finds her completely fascinating and, especially, the men! But, Sissy is no Catherine of Russia. Sissy is the truest, purest and most honest person I know.
- Empress Elisabeth of Austria: [after seing how a Hungarian husband is beating his wife Sissi smacking him but his wife is splashing water over Sissi in defense, not realizing that this is she is the queen of Hungary] If she loves her husband so much that she is still defending him may he keep beating her.
- Empress Elisabeth of Austria: My darling, now I want a little kiss. No, that was nothing... Another one. Another one. A real big one. There!
- Archduchess Sophie, Franz Josef's mother: You must avoid contact with her. You mustn't even kiss her.