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Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1) QUOTES

Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1) QUOTES

1 " Every place there's people, there's badness. "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

2 " There's not a place in the whole world where everyone isn't willing--no, eager--to give a girl up to a man. "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

3 " Men. And their no-good, fool-headed proposals. "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

4 " Men can be relentless," she agrees, "when they think a woman belongs to them. "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

5 " Seems like I’ve been waiting for you to come around my whole life, Lee. But a man can’t wait forever and stay a man. "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

6 " it’s not our place to question God’s will, and it is clearly God’s will that the two of us become man and wife.” It’s a testament to my fine character that I don’t smash that Bible right into his nose. “You wouldn’t know God’s will if it tipped its hat and said howdy. "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

7 " I’d rather be treated with respect than treated like a lady.” Hampton "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

8 " If a sweet dumpling took human form, it would look just like Aunt Tildy, right down to the flour-dusting of her gray hair. "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

9 " Do you want to get married someday?" he persists.


And never have anything of my own? "Lord, no. [...] "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

10 " Widow Joyner is repacking a trunk with clean clothes when I return. She looks up as I approach, and her expectant smile instantly disappears. “What happened?” “The reverend and I had a theological disagreement that ended in a permanent schism.” “So . . . no congratulations are in order? "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

11 " It turns out that a girl with all the friends in the world is still lonely when she’s keeping secrets. My "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

12 " Can’t trust a man with only half his teeth,” the gentleman agrees. They "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

13 " I should have let you bust Frank Dilley’s nose,” I say.

“That would have made things worse,” he says.

“But it would have been a pleasure to watch. "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

14 " The Missouri men are snakes,” I whisper to Jeff. “The lot of them.”

“Men are men,” he says with a shrug. “It’s men thinking other men are snakes that’s the problem. "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

15 " Jeff’s da attends church every single Sunday, no matter what, on the misguided notion that regular bench sitting makes him decent. The "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

16 " She throws her arms around me and gives me such a hug. Not like Mama. I was my mama's little girl, and she always held me gently, like I was precious and fragile. Lucie's hug is fierce, as if I can't be broken, and I hug her back just as tight. "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

17 " I turn to Jasper. “What do you think? Do we hurry up so we can leave with them?”

“The oxen go faster, more consistently, when they see other wagons in front of them. And I know we’ve had our disagreements with those men, but all in all, I want to believe they’re decent specimens of humanity. If something were to happen to one of our wagons, they’d no sooner leave us behind to die than we would them.”

I hope he’s right.
I turn to Jasper. “What do you think? Do we hurry up so we can leave with them?”

“The oxen go faster, more consistently, when they see other wagons in front of them. And I know we’ve had our disagreements with those men, but all in all, I want to believe they’re decent specimens of humanity. If something were to happen to one of our wagons, they’d no sooner leave us behind to die than we would them.”

I hope he’s right. "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

18 " I slip my canteen strap over my head, open the lid, and take a drink. Then I hand it to Hampton. A peace offering. “It’s not communionif there’s no wine.”

Hampton tips it to his lips and swallows long and hard. He wipes his mouth when he’s done. “Well, darn. The Savior got confused and turned this wine into water.”

“The Lord works in mysterious ways,” Henry says, taking the canteen fromHampton "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

19 " The hymn echoes in my head while I ready our wagon to leave. I’ve never felt so far from God’s grace. I suppose I am a stranger walking on earth, but I’m no son of God. I’m no son at all. "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

20 " Turns out, the great wide world doesn't look anything like a flat little map. "

― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)