“Galen Werner, you may choose one of my daughters to be your bride, and when I die, you shall sit beside her as co-ruler of Westfallin."
"Your Majesty.... I - I don't know - "
Rose felt her knees shaking. Did he not love her after all?
"Psst, Galen?" Pansy tugged on his arm. Galen leaned down. "If Rose doesn't want you," the little girl whispered loudly, "you can marry me."
Galen laughed shakily. "Thanks, Pansy."
"Oh, Rose! Don't just stand there like a lump," Poppy said, poking her in the back. "If he's too embarrased, you should be the one to say something."
"Poppy!" Daisy looked scandalized. "It's not Rose's place to - "
Under cover of their squabbling, Rose took Galen's hand and moved closer to him. "Do you want to marry me?" she whispered in a much quieter tone than Pansy had used.
"Yes," he said.
"If neither of you is going to speak up," King Gregor said, "I shall simply have to decide it for myself!"
"Father," Rose protested, "that won't be necessary!"
"I choose Rose," Galen blurted out at the same time.
"There. Done. Easy." King Gregor clapped his hands.”
Source: Princess of the Midnight Ball
“No.” Elizabeth shook her head. Resolution seeped through her, as powerful as adrenaline. “No one can command my convictions. They are mine, given to me by God and meant for my life’s journey. You can destroy my possessions, but you cannot take what is in my heart.”
Source: Grace Triumphant: A Tale of the Slave Trade
“Disappointment or disgust–Silas couldn't tell which–flickered in the girl's eyes. Remembering to give him a demure nod, she straightened her shawl and walked away. Silas watched her go. He couldn't swear on it, but he felt pretty sure the shawl-adjustment was more like the feminine version of a Mexican conquistador's cape-swish.”
Source: Remembering the Alamo
“There is no greater terror than the fear of death. But, as a Christian, you are learning to die daily. Thus, when the actual time comes for your spirit to leave your body, you will have already gained the victory over its sting.”
Source: From the Dark to the Dawn: A Tale of Ancient Rome
“No.” John Newton's eyes warmed. “One has no guarantee that the path the Lords places us on will be the easy one, Elizabeth. Obedience to His will is a glorious thing, but, aye, it has many challenges. Yet,” and he smiled fully, “in the end, no one can doubt that it is the best way.”
Source: Grace Triumphant: A Tale of the Slave Trade
“When your will is His, the sphere of His plan is boundless. It can cross the highest mountain, the greatest impossibility.”
Source: From the Dark to the Dawn: A Tale of Ancient Rome
“Dost thou verily think that the Earl of Birmingham is low enough to plead for his life?' Sir Robert returned angrily, the wrathful blood coloring his handsome face. 'I wouldst scorn in the knowledge that I owed my life and liberty to a scurrilous murderer and knave. Do with me what thou wilt, surly knave, but rest in the knowledge that no plea for mercy shall be wrung from my lips.”
Source: In Search of Adventure: A Tale of Courage and Devotion
“Tyler Nichols. Ellen grimaced dryly–the name sounded like a character from a book. And not necessarily a book she trusted the outcome of either. Everything about it had the ring of a bank robber or horse thief.”
Source: God of Her Fathers
“What hath befallen the valiant young knight that was always ready
to joust and do battle, and that with the greatest courage?” Brandon said
in disgust to Strephon, as they stood watching Sir Robert and Lady
Narcissa at a distance. “All the man thinks upon is Narcissa–he maketh
no secret of it. If this idiocy is what overcometh men who fall in love,
be thou assured that I will never be among them.”
Source: To Birmingham Castle: A Tale of Friendship and Adventure
“Vrijeme je možda najvrednija stvar koju svaki čovjek posjeduje,ali to je vrlo teško shvatiti kada prolazi sporo.Mnogo ga je lakše smatrati dragocjenim kada leti i brzo izmiče.”
Source: Rooftops of Tehran