Under a Blackberry Moon Quotes

“When I say I will never leave you nor forsake you, I am not making up some white man's words that mean nothing, I am repeating holy, sacred words that are in that book. Those words have power. I want to teach you the power of those words. For me to ignore my Holy Scriptures and walk away from you, or to take a child from you as your father did your mother, would mean to me that I had lied to my God. I would accept death before I would leave you after making such a holy promise.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“I was growing cold, but now you are my campfire.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“Living a life of service to others is the most powerful sermon of all, don't you think?”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“The best lesson of all was that gold, real gold, true gold, was found only within the hearts of those who loved.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“Right or wrong, her father had sacrificed his life to build this inheritance for her, and she would not dishonor that sacrifice by selling it.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“He was surprised how proud he felt of this small accomplishment. Getting and keeping the attention of those ornery youngsters and beating them at their own game had given him a heady feeling that he seldom experienced.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“Tomorrow he would make his good-byes to Robert, Katie, and the children. He would use his dwindling funds to purchase another ticket on a steamboat going north. Hopefully, it would not blow up and he would find his way back to Moon Song.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“the Lord opened the door for the exact job she needed.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“honestly don’t know what I might do. I never doubted my sanity before, but that episode has shaken me. I suppose any of us might lose our minds under the right circumstances.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“Was he willing to marry someone who did not share his belief in a risen Christ and salvation? No, and there was no guarantee she ever would. He couldn’t chance it. Not yet.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“Whose God would they found their life together on? He would not ever abandon his,”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“Lord, protect and keep us in the hollow of your hand,” he said as they departed.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“everything had a circle. Skypilot and the others had saved her and Ayasha’s life. Now she saved his. The rabbit would nourish all of them as it was meant to do.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“the hopelessness she saw in her people’s eyes. Too many had given up. They were so tied to the land that when it was no longer theirs to roam at will, it was as though they no longer knew who they were.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“Deep down, he had a nagging suspicion that Penelope was less in love with him than that he was her desperate last chance at a normal life.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“The idea of sitting in Penelope’s father’s library, reading from the man’s vast collection of leather-bound volumes, a soft-spoken, grateful wife bringing him coffee, while all around him were rich fields producing food for an impoverished South was a heady one.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“Father, give me wisdom,” he asked aloud. “Whatever this letter might hold, please give me wisdom.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“Things are changing fast. A person has to hurry to keep up.” Moon Song thought that the people she saw hurrying along the wooden sidewalks of Bay City needed to slow down, but she kept quiet. That was their problem. Not hers.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“Unless you know in your heart that you can live a life of dignity and honor here, unless you believe that you can pledge yourself to that girl for the rest of your life, then don't stay and add to the tears that have already ben shed in this country. Don't be yet another man who comes here as a Christian only to dishonor the Lord's name.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon

“Skypilot could not help but hope that the song of the moon--the song of God's miraculous firmament--might reach her tonight and enable her to feel the reality of Christ's love and sacrifice.”
― Serena B. Miller, Under a Blackberry Moon