Bride for the Tribal Chief Quotes

“Help me to see the world as you see it, Lord. To see others the way you see them. To change the things I am able to change and to accept the things I cannot.”
― Jo Grafford, Bride for the Tribal Chief

“The third option is to spread goodness all the time — to return the goodness of others with goodness, and to return the evil of others with yet more goodness. Now that, my friend, is the way to truly make a difference in the world.”
― Jo Grafford, Bride for the Tribal Chief

“I have a choice every morning. I can live the way a lot of my fellow citizens do and return evil for good. I could cut corners. I could cheat. I could steal. I could overcharge them for my horses. But all that would do is make me as evil as them.” He grunted. “Or I could just be human and return evil for evil. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. When someone hurts me or mine, I could get revenge in the dead of night and leave no trail for them to follow. But all that would do is balance the scales. Fortunately, there’s a third option, one I learned at the knees of a Godly mother.”
― Jo Grafford, Bride for the Tribal Chief

“Sleeping under the stars isn’t so bad,” Jones exclaimed, waving his hands dramatically toward the heavens. “They’re God’s own nightlights.”
― Jo Grafford, Bride for the Tribal Chief