Faith given back to us after a night of doubt is a stronger thing, and far more valuable to us than faith… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
“...He had seen that look in so many eyes lately, not the fear of death but the fear of life. Is it… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
“...those who break the law should be loved more and not less for their sin, for if we do not forgive then… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
“Believe instead in love. It is my faith that love shaped the universe as you shape your clocks, delighting in creation. I… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
“I am nothing--nothing--nothing. She was clinging to that, she found, as to a sort of anchor, because it kept her from having… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
“Whatever had made the Dean take such a fancy to him, a cowardly, selfish, obstinate, ugly old fellow like him? He would… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
“Given belief in God, a good digestion and a mind in working order life's still a thing to be grateful for.” — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
“He was a convinced but hardworked rationalist, always hard at it re-convincing himself of his convictions.” — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
“He strolled to the front door and stood watching, letting the picture of Felicity grave itself so deeply on his mind that when with… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
I have known him nearly all my life, and I am going to marry him, so that there won't ever be a time when… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
Because of course she had known she must go. She always did the thing because in obedience lay the integrity that God asked of… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
Being ill makes you feel what well people call sentimental, but what you feel is nonetheless genuine whatever they call it. — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
Nothing living should ever be treated with contempt. Whatever it is that lives, a man, a tree, or a bird, should be touched gently,… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
“These black times go as they come and we do not know how they come or why they go. But we know that God… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
“What is the distinguishing mark of an aristocrat?' she asked him suddenly. 'Reverence,' he replied.” — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
Could you understand the meaning of light if there were no darkness to point the contrast? Day and night, life and death, love and… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
A well-trained dog is like religion, it sets the deserving at their ease and is a terror to evildoers. — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
The sun is still there... even if clouds drift over it. Once you have experienced the reality of sunshine you may weep, but you… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
[Salvation] is a curious process of divine burglary. The first thing to be wrested from one by a God who said 'Thou shalt not… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image