82 Quotes by Connilyn Cossette

How marvelous that two enemy children, wild branches by any measure, could—like my father had said—become one with the sons of Avraham.

I do not mean to insinuate that your reasons for such self-sacrifice are anything but honorable, only that you do not allow yourself to relax and enjoy what you have, because you are working so hard to earn something you’ve already been given.

The draw she’d had on me, even from the first time I’d seen her dancing at the wedding, was undeniable. And every moment I’d spent with her since then had felt like the unfurling of something far more precious and rare than the most exotic bloom Eliora had cultivated on this mountain—even when my intentions had been less than honorable.

Every step away from Kedesh felt like fighting against a rushing river. I could practically feel my home calling, beckoning me to return.

There is no army, no fortress, no giant that can stand against our God. No one. I have seen with my own eyes. I have walked through the bottom of the sea. On dry ground. I have watched as he humiliated Egypt and brought the mighty Pharaoh low.

There is no army, no fortress, no giant that can stand against our God. No one. I have seen his might with my own eyes.

She was a meek servant during the day, all subservient and silent feet, and a stern-faced warrior facing off with me and stealing my bed at night.

I'd noticed her brown eyes before now, but in the direct sunlight they reminded me of pools of rich date honey, sweet and warm. And I knew if I sank into them I'd never be free of their pull.

The consequences of our foolish decisions are always made clearer when we look backward on the path we've traveled.