On Wings of Devotion Quotes

“She gave so freely. Out of her plenty, yes - but not just that. She gave of her heart, of her soul. She gave in her loneliness and she gave in her friendships and she gave in her hurt and her pain.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“None of us can change anyone else - not unless they want to do it themselves. " But the Lord could.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“You'll either be a villain or a hero, Phil. Try to pick the right one, will you?”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“What do you think heroism is but doing what needs to be done when the situation tries to prevent it?”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“Whatever He asks of us, whether it be a fortune or a pittance or our time or our devotion, we can be sure it will be painful. Cutting out what stands between us and God always is. But we can also trust that in the giving, we'll gain something far more precious.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“Do you ever have any fun?"
"Loads of it. Just not the sort that lands me in trouble."
"We seem to have different definitions of fun.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“Asking for favors puts me in a foul temper."
"Everything puts you in a foul temper."
"That is blatantly untrue. Pretty girls put me in a lovely frame of mind.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“He blocked her. You'll not dissuade me, Arabelle. I've made up my mind, so just resign yourself to an escort.
I don't need a... a guard dog! She moved to sidestep him in the other direction and, as soon as she shifted to compensate, darted around him on the first.
He was at her side within a step. Woof.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“We cannot defeat circumstances with circumstances. When an unforeseen event has crushed us, another cannot make it better.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“[...] being a gentleman by birth certainly did not make one worthy of the name. Indeed, far too often it seemed to make one the opposite, by promising a man insulation from the consequences of sin.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“This war was destroying her entire generation. Those it hadn't wiped out entirely it was trying to take apart piece by piece. And what could she do? Try to stitch the physical gashes back together, but that was only a stopgap.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“Lord God . . . this is a bad idea. She wasn’t weak, not like Camden had said she was.
But she wasn't strong either. Not when it came to him.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“He does not ask everyone to give all they have. But if He does, are we willing?”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“Arabelle Denler was... all sorts of impossible things. Too generous. Too good. Too innocent. She made him infinitely aware of all he lacked.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“He needed to help. Someone, somehow. He needed to prove, if only in some small way, that he was worthwhile.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“He does always say that sound planning is the backbone of spontaneity.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“Stop.” His hands framed her face, anchoring her, refusing to let her look
away. His eyes blazed. “Don’t believe those lies, Arabelle. Not for a
second. You are everything. Everything. Everything good, everything
bright. Everything worthwhile.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“You seem to define yourself quite a lot by what you
are not.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“He does not ask everyone to give all they have. But if He does, are we willing? Truly willing? . . . Whatever He asks of us, whether it be a fortune or a pittance or our time or our devotion, we can be sure it will be painful. Cutting out what stands between us and God always is. But we can also trust that in the giving, we'll gain something far more precious.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“Strike a little terror into him, Phillip. It would do him good.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“Love always has a place.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“Strike some terror into him, Phillip. It would do him some good.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“But Arabelle refused to be sad about it. She wouldn’t count it as loss, just as opportunity for God to show her something new.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“sound planning is the backbone of spontaneity.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“My love. We’re all dead. All our days are numbered. That’s the beauty of what Christ did for us—dying so that we could finally taste real life. Pouring Himself out so that we could be filled.”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion

“You’ll either be a hero or a villain, Phil . Try to pick the right one, will you?”
― Roseanna M. White, On Wings of Devotion