Abigail > Abigail's Quotes

“You know, people come to Italy for all sorts of reasons, but when they stay, it's for the same two things."
"What?"
"Love and gelato.”
― Jenna Evans Welch, Love & Gelato

“Perhaps time is an inconsistent healer, but God can purge even the most painful memories.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Merchant's Daughter

“For us mortals, love is greater than justice.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Merchant's Daughter

“Time blunts the pain and creates a mist over one’s memory — at least in the case of death and sorrow. Other types of pain linger longer.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Merchant's Daughter

“God trades our ashes for beauty, and our pain for joy.”
― T.K. Chapin

“So, you see, a man can love you, but only imperfectly. It is God alone who can be God.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Golden Braid

“Let Valten go save his own damsel in distress. I'm sure there are other maidens he can fall in love with.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“You tried to kill me with your dagger,” Valten said calmly. “I can get you disqualified from this tournament.” “Are you threatening me?” “Yes.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Captive Maiden

“Christ for the world, for the world needs Christ!”
― Eric Liddell

“You will know as much of God, and only as much of God, as you are willing to put into practice.”
― Eric Liddell, Disciplines of Christian Life

“We are all missionaries. Wherever we go we either bring people nearer to Christ or we repel them from Christ.”
― Eric Liddell

“I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast!
And when I run I feel his pleasure.”
― Eric Liddell

“God wants us all to strive to grow more like Jesus, to become holy as he is holy, but God has a specific purpose for each person. How could it not be so? Everyone in a village cannot be a baker, because who would then make the candles or shoe the horses or grow the food? God says we are like a body. . . . Just as the villagers are part of a village and have different tasks, we all have tasks to do for the Lord God.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Captive Maiden

“Your scars only make you dearer to me, reminding me of what a hero you are. My eyes behold the most handsome man in the world.”
― Melanie Dickerson

“He leaned toward her, his face only a breath away. His intense look captured her fully. His words rumbled from his chest. "If you love me, kiss me.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Merchant's Daughter

“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?”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Healer's Apprentice

“Valten always did say you were the luckiest boy alive.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“You just cry if you want to.” Eustacia’s voice was kind but firm. “Women cry. Men don’t understand it, but crying is what we do.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Merchant's Daughter

“Some children at one of his tournaments in Burgundy had taken to calling him "Goliath". Not the most endearing biblical character.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Captive Maiden

“Striding up to him, Wilhelm drew his fist back and landed a clean blow to Rupert’s jaw. Rupert reeled, and after two wobbly backward steps, hit the floor on his backside. He raised a hand to his face. “Feel better?” “No. Get up so I can hit you again.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Healer's Apprentice

“You are brave and strong and good, noble and kind. I love you and I think you're...”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Captive Maiden

“Promise me that if you get a chance to escape without me, you will do it. He won't kill me. Go find your men and come back for me."
His eyelids and brows lowered. " You don't know me very well or you wouldn't say such a thing. I won't leave you.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Captive Maiden

“The pain in his chest grew so intense it took his breath away. So this is what a broken heart feels like.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Healer's Apprentice

“She whispered, "Even with a broken hand, you are the knight I'd most want and trust to rescue me-and I know you can do it. You are the boldest, bravest, most noble knight in the Holy Empire.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Captive Maiden

“He bent lower to whisper in her ear," I love you, queen of beauty and love.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Captive Maiden

“I don't even know her yet..but if she could see me right now, I'd want her to know that I love her”
― Eric Ludy, When Dreams Come True: A Love Story Only God Could Write

“Don’t pray that God would teach you how to love like He loves; pray that He would fill you with Himself and that He would love in and through you. Don’t pray that He would teach you to have joy; pray that the living God full of joy would enter into you. Don’t pray that He would teach you how to be peaceful; ask for the God of peace, the Prince of peace to infill you. Because if you try to imitate in your own strength, you will be a miserable replica. But if you allow the impartation of Jesus Christ to overtake you, suddenly it all works because it is Him imitating Himself, and He is very good at being God.”
― Eric Ludy

“We are here on this earth to know God intimately, fully, correctly, and contagiously; to house His holy person in our very bodies, allowing Him to showcase to the world around us His loving nature, His attitude, His thoughts, His emotions, and His actions through the way we live every moment of our lives.”
― Eric Ludy

“Everything that originates from God will endure the test of time. Therefore, it is good to check out the origins of everything to make sure they were started by God.”
― Eric Ludy, When God Writes Your Love Story: The Ultimate Approach to Guy/Girl Relationships

“Selfishness at the core is to think you have a special problem- a problem that God cannot deal with, that God didn’t deal with at the cross. You do not have anything special that has been dealt out to you.”
― Eric Ludy