Mary Ann

“Of all things difficult to rule, none were more so than my will and affections.”
― Elisabeth Elliot, Passion and Purity

“To be a follower of the Crucified means, sooner or later, a personal encounter with the cross. And the cross always entails loss. The great symbol of Christianity means sacrifice and no one who calls himself a Christian can evade this stark fact.”
― Elisabeth Elliot, These Strange Ashes

“The man whose eye is single for the glory of Another can be trusted.”
― Elisabeth Elliot, Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot

“We are women, and my plea is Let me be a woman, holy through and through, asking for nothing but what God wants to give me, receiving with both hands and with all my heart whatever that is.”
― Elisabeth Elliot