Always Quotes

“Sometimes, when we think we've come to a dead end, we've arrived instead at God's stepping-stone on the way to bigger plans.”
― Jody Hedlund, Always

“Now I was coming to understand the truth of my father’s claim that God’s grace and presence shine the strongest in our humblest moments.”
― Jody Hedlund, Always

“Sister Agnes had called it “true love’s kiss.” I didn’t know if such a kiss was somehow enchanted. More likely the kiss was a summoning, a beckoning, a pleading that resonated deep within the soul of the dying, urging that person to fight back and return to the arms of the one giving the kiss.”
― Jody Hedlund, Always

“Through all the hours of praying, I’d come to realize perhaps weaker men had an easier time praying than strong ones. In all the years I’d relied upon my own strength, I hadn’t needed God’s. Now I was coming to understand the truth of my father’s claim that God’s grace and presence shine the strongest in our humblest moments.”
― Jody Hedlund, Always

“Your ladyship,” I said, trying to keep the irritation from my voice. “Before his death, the king tasked me with taking the princesses to safety.”
“And the queen tasked me likewise.”
“Now that I’m here, I release you from your duty.”
“I release you from yours.” Her tone turned to iron. She had authority over me, and I had none over her. And we both knew it”
― Jody Hedlund, Always

“The infant gave another squall louder than the last.
I stepped back, uneasiness swirling around my gut. I could handle the most vicious of Saracens and the toughest Dane. But manage a newborn babe? What had I gotten myself into?”
― Jody Hedlund, Always

“Ofttimes we cannot change the entire direction of a route already set in motion. But we can do our small part to shift the path one degree at a time.”
― Jody Hedlund, Always