To Treasure an Heiress Quotes

“I'm always afraid I've ruined it, every time I open my mouth. But God is bigger than our mistakes, I'm told. In fact, I'm fairly certain my wise valet would say that the best thing we can ever be is a willing instrument in His hand.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“But we're not fabric, Senara. We are pearls.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“But He loves us, as does the Father. Because we are valuable. And the blood of Christ, when it washes us clean, fully restores us to what He created us to be.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“He makes us with great worth. Creates us that way intrinsically. Our sins, our bad choices, perhaps they coat us like mud. But the mud cannot take away the value He instilled in us.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“That we ought to stop worrying that our every word is wrong and instead let the Master Craftsman wield us however He will. There may be stray chisel marks, the times we slip. But He'll still set the stone where it belongs. We just need to remember our lives are a monument to Him, not to ourselves.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“Even if you have upset her...sometimes we need to be upset. Sometimes that's the only thing that will convince us to let down our walls and allow someone in. Or even to turn to God.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“Double blast. That was the sort of observation that made it very hard to remember she didn't like him one bit.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“You should marry me, Beth, so our compasses can be friends.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“But shame Senara...it's for a purpose. It's there to strike our consciences, to remind us of the standard of the Lord. It's there to let us know we've sinned.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“He'd have to fix that. Turn over a new leaf in his outward behavior to better reflect his inward life. And yes, all right, work on the inward too.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“Because I'm here. What's the point of coming to a place if you don't learn about it? It's half the fun.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“She smiled and leaned against the back of the sofa, making herself comfortable. Around him. That counted as a proposal, right?”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“Even if you have upset her . . . sometimes we need to be upset. Sometimes that’s the only thing that will convince us to let down our walls and allow someone in. Or even to turn to God.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“Because he’s Ainsley. Everyone needs an Ainsley in their lives. If I didn’t have his lectures keeping me straight, just imagine the mess I’d be.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“She sneaked another look at his lordship. Handsome enough, yes. But he was a blithering dunderhead.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“(God) makes us with great worth. Creates us that way intrinsically. Our sins, our bad choices, perhaps they coat us like mud. But the mud cannot take away the value He instilled in us.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“It was a reminder to me of what His salvation really means. I think...I think too often we compare our souls and our sins to a grass stain. We think that His sacrifice is sufficient to knock off the clumps and blades clinging to the outside of us, but not quite strong enough to get rid of the stain in the fabric.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“What was she to do but breathe a laugh? It wasn't her fault he was worming his way past her anger with him.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“And after the repentance comes the truly hard part - you must learn how to let the shame go. It has its purpose, a right and needful one. It can...return us to God. But if we're not careful, it can just as easily carry us away and drown us.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“How strange were regrets. So many things she hated, yet without them, things she loved would never have been.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“And I would sooner die of hunger and fly into the arms of my Savior than feast like a queen in the company of the devil.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“She was without a question the most beautiful woman he'd ever set eyes on, and the moment she'd bowled into him a week ago, he'd been sunk.

Pewter?

Or lead. As in, the lead shot of a weapon ready to blow him out of the water. See, even now she was hissing like a lit fuse, sparks showering from her whatever-color eyes.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“Sins committed together are also committed against each other...And against the Lord. Repenting to Him is sometimes the easiest part. But He asks us to make right what we can too. That generally means facing those we've wronged.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“Then your next step must be to repent of it. And I don't mean the cursory "I'm sorry" that we let children get away with. You have to mean it, dear one. You must regret not just your own pain, but the grief you've caused.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“Dastardly. I prefer dastardly. And I'm fresh out of henchmen. Unless one counts Ainsley. Which one really can't do, you know. He absolutely refuses to bench.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“And after the repentance, dearover, comes the truly hard part—you must learn how to let the shame go. It has its purpose, a right and needful one. It can take us to life and repentance and return us to God. But if we’re not careful, it can just as easily carry us away and drown us.… Guard against that. But only after you are once again clean.” Mam dipped her head down to catch Senara’s gaze. “Aye? You must take it to the Lord, Senara. And then let Him truly take it from you.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“Then your next step must be to repent of it. And I don’t mean the cursory ‘I’m sorry’ that we let children get away with. You have to mean it, dear one. You have to regret not only the consequences but the sin itself. You must regret not just your own pain, but the grief you’ve caused.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“Dastardly. I prefer dastardly. And I'm fresh out of henchmen. Unless one counts Ainsley. Which one really can't do, you know. He absolutely refuses to hench.” -To Treasure an Heiress”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“Pirate princes are better in fairy tales than reality. In a story, their exploits are glossed over with pretty words and heroic motivations. But in reality, you can't help but see the lives they wreck and the destruction they leave in their wake.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress

“I mean, not that I mean to insinuate that you ought to be defensive about bloodlines, because -ah blast. You know what I mean, don’t you? I adore your family, prince in its line ir not. And you’re an heiress of the only thing that matters. An amazing family. That’s worth treasuring.”
― Roseanna M. White, To Treasure an Heiress