"I will come back for you as soon as I can." He stared at her, running a hand over his short beard. "I was about to promise you that I will get back, but the truth is, I could get captured by my uncle ..."
- Melanie Dickerson
"She had never been in love before. She'd tried to save herself the pain, but all her pretending and hiding the truth from herself had not saved her at all. And even though this love was painful, it wa..."
"Why could he not have chosen some other woman? Why Avelina? But he knew why. It was because she had seemed good and kind and had expressed her thoughts without any false pride or pretense. He had admi..."
"I should like the woman I choose to be very honest, generous, and to have a sincere faith in God, rather than mindlessly following the rules."
"Do you think God has a different purpose for every person,' Gisela asked, 'or is his purpose the same for everyone?'...'God wants us all to strive to grow more like Jesus, to become holy as he is holy..."
"Her whole world was in the depth of his eyes."
"Magdalen's eyes were wide and her mouth hung open. She was so sweet and beautiful. She would make a wonderful margrave's wife. Avelina had already made up her mind that the margrave had not killed his..."
"You have every right to be free, Miss Langdon. No one is denying you that. But freedom is only valuable if you use your freedom wisely."
"Everyone will say I'm insane, but I don't care, Rose. Is it insane to marry the girl I love? A girl with golden brown hair, with gifts of beauty and goodness and storytelling?"
"He considered telling her that she could, and often, if she married him."