The Princess Spy Quotes

“O Father God, I know nothing is impossible for You. I am not putting my faith in anything but You — not the money in my purse, nor my status as the daughter of a duke, not in Colin’s ability to protect me, nor even in myself. My faith is in You. You are mighty to save, and I will not waver in my faith. I know You care for me, and nothing is too hard for You.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“She never imagined she would get her first true kiss in the secret tunnel, surrounded by strange men. At least it was memorable.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“And I want to be loved. I want to love and be loved, and to be respected. I don’t want someone to love me simply because I am a duke’s daughter. I don’t want a disinterested husband. I want someone who loves me passionately.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“More importantly, sir, you have my word that I would cherish your daughter and treat her well, bringing her back to Hagenheim for visits, whenever feasible, and that I am a God-fearing man whose priorities are God and family.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“He didn’t like hearing and seeing her cry, but she was so warm in his arms. She was pouring her heart out to him, and it felt good to know she trusted him enough to tell him exactly what she was thinking.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“He should not say such a thing, but knowing he only had one more day alone with her made him reckless.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“No, even if we didn’t love you, we would still think you were beautiful.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“Colin understood why Toby had become so attached to Margaretha in such a short time. And he wasn’t the only one.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“Even though his heart would be broken when he finally had to part from her, and he regretted he couldn’t marry her, he wasn’t sorry he had spent these days with her.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“Colin’s head injury had loosened his tongue. First he seemed to know that she wouldn’t marry him and why, which she had never discussed with him, then he was saying he had kissed her, which he hadn’t, and now he was saying he liked hearing her talk. He had also said last night that her talking sounded cheerful, now that she thought about it. Could he truly think that? This strange conversation was making her heart leap madly. She had to stop thinking these wonderful but confusing things about Colin. She must focus on the task at hand — making sure he was well enough to travel.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“Margaretha suddenly plastered herself against his chest, burying her face in his shoulder and clinging to him with one hand, while she held the torch in her other hand away from them. He wrapped his arm around her, to protect her.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“He could tell her he was thinking how pleased he was that they had brought Toby with them, because he had been thinking that earlier. But the truth was that he had been trying to think how to either convince her to go with him to England, or to convince himself to stay with her here in the Holy Roman Empire. But he had nothing here. He couldn’t even speak the language.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“She relaxed against him, her head tucked against his neck. He closed his eyes to better memorize the way she felt in his arms, since he must never hold her like this again.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“he could go home knowing he had done something good, that he had made a difference in the life of the most beautiful, worthy, gentle creature in the world.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“If only she could find someone as perfect as her father. He made every other man she’d ever met seem unworthy. Perhaps this was the reason she’d never found a suitor very appealing; she always compared him to her father.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“I want you to be my family now, for us to be a family together.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“he had transformed, from “Froschjunge,” or “Frog boy,” to her very own knight in shining armor.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“He simply stared at her, a sweet, soft look on his face. He seemed to be staring at her lips.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“She was standing very close and looking up at him. Her eyes were big and round, but it was so dark he could barely see anything. So why was he so aware of how near her lips were to his? Why did the thought of kissing her seem burned into his brain like a mandate from both the king of England and the Holy Roman Emperor?”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy

“They didn't love me. They didn't liked that I talked to much. They looked at me as if they didn't think I could have anything worth saying, or as if I was a lackwit. They were annoy or preoccupied or didn't care. And I want to be loved. I want to love and be loved, and to be respected. I don’t want someone to love me simply because I am a duke’s daughter. I don’t want a disinterested husband. I want someone who loves me passionately.”
― Melanie Dickerson, The Princess Spy