But Carmen Sylva's words invariably seemed to strike some poetic chord; that is what made her so attractive.
She loved to discourse on politics, which for her meant King Carol.

He was her all in all.

After his death, when it was said that all states in the world were losing in the terrible war, she remarked: "Roumania has already lost her most precious possession." She never spoke of her own poems and writings.

In politics her one thought besides King Carol was Albania.

She was deeply attached to the Princess of Wied, and showed her strong interest in the country where she lived.