The Fairest Beauty Quotes

“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

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

“You must let God’s love heal you.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“Sophie lay down next to him, the crossbow beside her. “Planning to use that?” “Only if we’re threatened.” She had a plucky, defiant look on her face that made respect well up inside him. “Do you know how?” he goaded her. “Yes, I do.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“She did not want wealth or fame or power, but simply to be loved, to be cherished, to feel safe, cared for, and protected. She wanted someone to be kind to her and love her.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“Men were such strange creatures. Perhaps getting shot at and defending a woman against wild animals and evil archers truly was his idea of enjoyment.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“Before Sophie could say anything, Gabe dipped her backward and kissed her again. And she kissed him back.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“When he tore his eyes from the piece of parchment, his gaze went straight to Sophie, a strange look on his face. He tossed the letter over his shoulder, strode across the room toward her, his eyes alight with triumph. He grabbed Sophie around the waist, tilted her backward, and kissed her passionately on the lips. Finding herself off balance, Sophie held onto his shoulders. Her heart soared at his sudden display of affection.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“She didn’t realize how beguiling she was in her innocent gestures.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“He moved close to her. “Do you think I still have a fever?” He hoped she would press her soft hand to his forehead. “I’m sure your fever must be gone” — she gave him a saucy smirk, seeing right through him — “or Bartel never would have let you come downstairs.” “Bartel doesn’t know.” He smirked right back, leaning dangerously close.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“Once or twice she’d looked back at him and seen such a look of compassion in his brown eyes it had made her heart flop around like a fish on dry land.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“Keep smiling.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“I will never leave you again,” he said softly against her ear. “I will follow you around like a lost puppy if you let me. I love you, Sophie. God has given me back my little girl.” Sophie”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“Gabe tried to force himself to listen to and comprehend the priest’s words, but it was difficult, as Sophie’s beauty kept distracting him.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“Gabe prayed for the strength not to strangle his future father-in-law for the fiftieth time.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“Jesus,”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“Because you're worth protecting, Sophie. So worth it.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“she wasn’t thinking. She was only feeling … floating … sealing up the broken places of her heart with God’s love”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“Sophie had told herself she didn’t believe what the duchess said about her being unlovable, but the words were like burrs, stuck in the corners of her mind, so embedded that she didn’t know how to get them out.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life?”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“There was something about music, the way it flowed through his body and mind and spirit all at the same time, that felt like an intimacy between him and the person listening to it.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“The petals were almost transparent. How wonderful that such a delicate thing could provide such vivid color.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“She breathed in the warm air, thanking God for the sun, for the warmth, for this moment of exquisite freedom. Then she stared down at the flowers below them, so close and yet too far to reach.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“It’s human nature to be angry at someone who’s been as cruel to you as the duchess has. You should forgive her, but you should forgive yourself too, if you feel angry and unforgiving sometimes. God understands. He’ll help you.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty

“Facing the small window, Sophie let her mind travel. She was standing in the middle of a sunlight-drenched meadow, situated in a safe, spacious, warm land far away from the duchess and her evil intentions. She was free. No one was yelling at her or belittling her or locking her in a dungeon.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Fairest Beauty