Maria Quotes

“But our love for God and family was there, and this is what has always been most important.”
― Michelle Moran, Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

“However many changes have been made, this story is still based on her life,” Hammerstein explains. “She should be with her family.” Fran looks back at Maria and sees that the smile on her face is one of deep joy. How did Hammerstein do it? Reuniting her family for this!”
― Michelle Moran, Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

“Only it wasn’t the little girl they’d all been waiting for.”
― Michelle Moran, Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

“You’re the last train out!” I don’t understand what this means. “It’s on the radio,” the man shouts over the sound of the whistle. “Hitler has shut the borders. Yours was the last train out.”
― Michelle Moran, Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

“But God will see we’ve done what’s right and He’ll provide.”
― Michelle Moran, Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

“Your father hasn’t had a boy in years!”
― Michelle Moran, Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

“Hitler began his purge of the country’s rebels.’ ”
― Michelle Moran, Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

“And this is part of God’s gift to us, isn’t it? The knowledge that even while our circumstances might change, the world He created is stable and filled with beauty.”
― Michelle Moran, Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

“It’s the hardest part of being human,” Hammerstein agrees, putting down his drink. “Accepting that even the best things will have an end.”
― Michelle Moran, Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

“But that’s the thing about war and invasions. The enemy can do whatever they wish.”
― Michelle Moran, Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

“In early July of 1934, our talk once again turns to Hitler. Before, he had been an oddity, a nuisance. But suddenly he has risen to chancellor of Germany and has done the unthinkable. He’s used the SS to murder his predecessor, Chancellor von Schleicher, as well as many opponents of the Nazi regime.”
― Michelle Moran, Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

“About whether you have what it takes to still have faith without your career, your wealth, and everything that once defined you? Anyone can be pleasant when life is going well. We only truly know who we are when life stops going according to our plans. You were a good, kind man when we had money, and it turns out that you are a good, kind man even without it.”
― Michelle Moran, Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp