I’m no saint, but I ain’t no she-devil either, no matter what you think about me, Annie Gale. I’m a good Christian woman just trying to do right by the Lord.” I stamped my foot in frustration. “And darn it all if you won’t swallow your pride and let me!”
This is one of my favorite Melissa moments and echoes one of my favorite lines from the movie version of 'The Wizard of Oz,' when Miss Gulch arrives to take Toto away, and dear old Aunt Em sputters: "For 23 years, I've been dying to tell you what I thought of you, and now…well, being a Christian woman, I can't say it!" (Uncle Henry's face in that moment is priceless too, by the way.)
