The Accidental Guardian Quotes

“When the good Lord put a burden on his heart, he listened.”
― Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian

“And....and well, I can't be kissing a man. that's a good way to get tangled up...in forever”
― Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian

“Trace, the lengths you've gone to in taking care of us is nothing short of heroic. You are a blessed miracle from God, you and your men. You saved us and now you care for us. It's the Bible's very definition of a Christian.~ Deb”
― Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian

“completely”
― Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian

“Marry her? Do I look crazy?”

“There ain’t enough ‘ruin’ in this world to make me marry him.”
― Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian

“The West is different than where we came from. It’s a land that demands strength of people. A land that tests courage. With the muscles in our backs and the brains in our heads, we can do whatever we want out here, and I intend to accept that challenge and grow strong enough to belong in this wild and rich land.”
― Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian

“He'd become The Guardian, when all he really was, was a half-rabid food driven by vengeance and hate.”
― Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian

“Someone needs to be their guardian on the that trail. I'm taking that job.”
― Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian

“Deb, justice is every man's fight. To right a terrible wrong and make evil men pay for their crimes is part of why I'm going, but there's more. It's not just about punishing the men who attacked your wagon train. These men are dangerous. They'll hurt more folks if they aren't stopped.”
― Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian

“She'd do it. She was capable. She'd fight for justice for folks like Ronnie's parents. And she'd run a newspaper again - she had years of experience as proof she could do it.
She was out here in a land where anyone could succeed if they were bold enough, if they were smart and strong enough. And she was all of those things.
Before she'd done it for Pa. Now she'd do it for herself. And somehow watching Trace, and knowing he thought first of justice, made something grow inside her. It gave her the strength to do anything she put her mind to. She trusted herself enough to believe.”
― Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian

“I was also struck by how John wasn't really alone out there because he knew had God with him. My pa was a believer, but we never went near a church or talked much about faith or owned a Bible. That Bible I found was an anchor to hold on to. It reminded me God was with me in the wilderness.~ Trace”
― Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian

“But I'm going to change, Gwen. I am. The West is different than where we came from. It's a land that demands strength of people. A land that tests courage.~ Deb”
― Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian