Marta Perry > Quotes

“The old saying is true enough. The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.”
― Marta Perry, Katie's Way

“God was calling them to love and to dare, not to hide and to be safe.”
― Marta Perry

“A Husband should always like his wife's cooking BEST."

in Sarah's Gift”
― Marta Perry

“Sunshine and Shadows...That is also the pattern of our lives, ain't so? We have the gut things and the sad, one after another, but all part of who we are”
― Marta Perry, Vanish in Plain Sight

“Jesus came to be the light for the world, and then there's the Christmas star and the idea of letting your light shine...But not blinding your neighbor with it.”
― Marta Perry, An Amish Family Christmas: Heart of Christmas / A Plain Holiday

“It's easier to find out who someone isn't than who they are”
― Marta Perry, Her Surprise Sister

“Ted Rittenhouse saw the relief that flooded the woman's face. She'd obviously come up with a solution she thought would satisfy him.

"I'm staying with a cousin, Gabe Flanagan." She was so relieved that the words tripped over each other. She snatched a cell phone from her bag. "Look, you can call him. He'll vouch for me. Here's my cellphone. You can use it."

"Seems to me I've heard of those newfangled gadgets," he said dryly, pulling his own cell phone from his uniform pocket.”
― Marta Perry, Restless Hearts

“Jesus said that our faith is like a tiny seed planted inside us. He helps it grow just like the sun helps the plant grow, until it’s strong and healthy and able to do good things.”
― Marta Perry, Second Chance Amish Bride

“We can’t keep people from following their own paths, no matter how much we love them.”
― Marta Perry, The Wedding Quilt Bride

“Don’t worry about tomorrow. Just do what God puts in front of you right now and leave the rest to Him.”
― Marta Perry, The Wedding Quilt Bride

“chance of taking responsibility for other people.”
― Marta Perry, Vanish in Plain Sight

“Ironic,”
― Marta Perry, Hide in Plain Sight

“didn’t know. They’d all be asleep, probably,”
― Marta Perry, Hide in Plain Sight

“Trademark Office, the Canadian Trade Marks Office and”
― Marta Perry, A Christmas to Die For

“Even when they hadn’t known what was best for them, God had known. He had seen them through the pain and brought them to this joy, and she was forever grateful.”
― Marta Perry, Second Chance Amish Bride

“For a moment it seemed to Grant an epic battle between good and evil. He shook off that fancy and started down the aisle at a deliberate pace. No one here was evil. They were just people trying to do what they thought was right. Maybe that was even more frightening.”
― Marta Perry, The Doctor's Christmas

“Sometimes I think forgiveness has to keep happening again and again, each time we think of the person who has wronged us. Until one day, we finally know we are free, and can think of them without pain.”
― Marta Perry, Second Chance Amish Bride