Bethanie Drinnon

“At last I took one big, callused hand and slid forward so I knelt on the boards between his knees. I laid my head against his chest, and felt his breath stir my hair. I had no words, but I had made my choice.
"'Whither thou goest,'" I said. "'I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried.' Be it Scottish hill or southern forest. You do what you have to; I'll be there.”
― Diana Gabaldon, Drums of Autumn

“We can be beacons of light”
― Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer God is the Cure

“Who was he if not destined for fame?”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“Once you educate the boys,they tend to leave the villages and go search for work in the cities. But the girls stay home, become leaders in the community, and pass on what they've learned.”
― Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea