Let them eat cake. Author: Marie Antoinette Copy Quote More from Marie Antoinette “I was a queen, and you took away my crown; a wife, and you killed my husband; a…” “But how will I eat cake if my head is over there, and my hands are over here?” “Pardonnez-moi, monsieur. Je ne l’ai pas fait exprès” “Marie Antoinette. Her last words were,"Pardon me sir. I did not mean to do it,"…”