Goodreads asked Steven C. Nelson:

Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Steven C. Nelson Evangeline and Gabriel from Longfellow’s Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie. Gabriel being torn from Evangeline's life the day after they are wed, not to be reunited with her until years later when she finds him on his deathbed, is heart-wrenching. But how her heart impels her to continue her assiduous yet ever disappointing search for him—stating, “Whither my heart has gone, there follows my hand, and not elsewhere.”—reminds us that a love strong enough can empower us to overcome even the seemingly impossible.

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