How Do I Love Thee? Quotes

“And though many women might enjoy the offering of such compliments, I did not want him to love me based on temporal things like a smile or voice or presence, things that could vanish through mood or an unexpected cloud. He must love me for the sake of love alone . . .”
― Nancy Moser, How Do I Love Thee?

“Oh, that God would have made His will ours! Giving us free will was not free; there were costs to consider and balance. The reward for our choices, for our belief in ourselves and our desire to do the right thing, were great. But along the way we had to take risks. We had to try.”
― Nancy Moser, How Do I Love Thee?

“That our path was hard does not mean it was not also right, nor that it is not paved with blessings.”
― Nancy Moser, How Do I Love Thee?

“I reached for the notebook which was always close by. All thoughts of composing epic poems of Greek heroes had left me. The words that often burst from my onto the paper in recent days would be considered mere nothings to the world, but they were everything to me . . . They were the pourings of my heart FOR my heart . . .”
― Nancy Moser, How Do I Love Thee?

“I lifted my face to the sun and let its warmth and light caress me with its favor.”
― Nancy Moser, How Do I Love Thee?

“The room spun with a thousand threads of words and thoughts and senses invisibly interweaving a cloak around us, embracing us with a warmth that surpassed all previous comfort.”
― Nancy Moser, How Do I Love Thee?

“I knew the Almighty could and would do what He wished, when He wished to do it. Yet, pragmatic woman that I was, I wished to know His reasons. Actually, I longed for more than that. I wished God would listen to my advice and adjust His will to match mine.”
― Nancy Moser, How Do I Love Thee?