Top 120 Karen Witemeyer Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”

— Karen Witemeyer

2. “I got ya, darlin’.” “I’m not your darling.”

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3. “Repent of your mistakes, learn from them, and move forward. Trust God to bring good out of whatever mess you’re in.”

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4. “God loves us, Izzy, and wants to give us good gifts, but those gifts aren’t always what we expect. Sometimes instead of making a person well, he comforts us and gives us the courage to go on. Sometimes he sends new people into our lives to help us – like when he sent Papa Gideon to take care of you. And sometimes he gives us a new joy that we would not have known otherwise.”

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5. “I think you made your opinion clear already. Go home, Eden. And don’t worry. I won’t bother you anymore.” He unlaced his arms and turned away to pick up a new log. “But I want you to bother me!”

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6. “As if he sensed her need, Levi scooped her into his arms and carried her back to the rock she used for sitting. But instead of depositing her there, he tucked her closer and sat down with her in his lap. He didn’t say anything, just held her. And it was perfect.”

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7. “If you want to protect me, prayer is just as powerful a weapon as that gun you carry.”

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8. “Drop the bat, mister, or I’ll fill you so full of lead the undertaker will charge double to bury you!”

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9. “Beware, Charlotte Atherton,” Stone murmured as she disappeared around the corner of the barn. “I’m coming for you.” A smile of anticipation stretched across his face. “And I always retrieve what I set out after.”

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10. “So, you think God made a mistake.” She leaned away from him, her voice hardening just enough to get his attention. He twisted to face her. “Why should an innocent die while a reprobate lives?” “I see,” she said. “Only sinful people should have died in that accident if God were indeed just. Of course, all have sinned, so I suppose only the tiniest of babes should have survived according to your reasoning.”

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11. “His gut clenched. He’d thought she was different. Thought she appreciated the man he was, not the out-of-all-proportion legend the sensationalists depicted. Was that what she wanted? Some larger-than-life hero? If so, he didn’t stand a chance. She’d never be satisfied with a humble mule trainer. He’d worked hard to put life as a bounty hunter behind him. He wouldn’t be that man again. Not even for her.”

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12. “Guilt leads us to confession and repentance, she told me, but after we take it to the cross, we’re suppose to leave it there, not carry it around with us. Jesus’s burden is light. Guilt is heavy. Satan is the one who wants to increase our burden, to weigh us down with shame and despair, to steal our joy and the strength of the Lord that goes with it. Believing his lies instead of God’s truth makes us weak. Made me a hypocrite.”

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13. “When he looks at me, Meri, he makes me feel like the most beautiful woman in the world, as if he could gaze at me for a lifetime and never grow tired of my face. As if he sees not just who I am, but who I can become. And when I look at him, not only do I see a handsome suitor who makes my heart flutter, I see a solid, dependable man who can be counted on no matter how difficult the road may become. A man who wants more than a pretty ornament to dangle on his arm. A man who wants a partner.”

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14. “People might try to hide their broken places and pretend to be whole, but the truth is that we all have failings. That is why we need each other.”

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15. “You can’t undo the past, but you can learn from it.”

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16. “I’m not going anywhere, dear heart. I have a happy ending to write with you.” Addie stiffened. “You heard that?” she muttered against his chest. Gideon chuckled, his joy too large to contain. He pulled back just enough to see her face. “Yes, I did, my little dreamer. And I plan to fulfill that duty to the best of my ability.”

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17. “Charlotte dropped her gaze to her feet. You’re the most heroic man I’ve ever met, Stone Hammond. Slowly she lifted her face. I owe you everything.”

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18. “God, forgive me for my impatience. I saw what I thought I wanted, and when you made no move to give it to me, I took matters into my own hands. I wasn’t content, and I didn’t trust you enough to wait.” She inhaled a shaky breath. “I’ve really made a mess of things, haven’t I? I need you more than ever, now. Show me where to go, what to do. And please give me enough faith to follow you even when I can’t see where the path is leading. In the name of Jesus, amen.”

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19. “In truth, as much as her heart panged at the thought that she might never have children, she was content with her lot. God had called her to medicine. Of that she had no doubt. He’d placed a passion within her for scientific learning and a heart that ached on behalf of the hurting. She might never have what other women did, but what she did have was special, and she wouldn’t regret making whatever sacrifices were necessary to fulfill her vocation.”

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20. “No! Loving him was not a mistake. He couldn’t let her go on thinking it was. Dan lurched to his feet, flinging the book down onto the bed as he rose. He marched out of the room without a thought to his hat or his gun. Strode straight for the cabin’s front door and nearly jerked it off its hinges. Time to set the woman straight.”

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21. “I love you, Lottie, and I want to make you my wife.” Stone’s low voice rumbled between them. Ardent. Unwavering. Determined. “I’ll pursue you,” he vowed, “until a parson either joins us in marriage or speaks words over my grave.”

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22. “God always provides other options for His people when they are tempted to take an unrighteous path. But if we depend only on ourselves to solve our problems, we narrow our vision and see none of those options.”

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23. “Oh, Levi. How glorious! Look at all the bluebonnets. Have you ever seen anything more stunning?” “Only you.”

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24. “Eden,” he said, staring at their joined hands. “I built the arch to reveal my heart. Your name will forever be the focal point, uplifted by love. And if you would permit me, I’d like to build more with you – a family and a life.” Levi raised his gaze to her face, surprised to see wetness glistening on her cheeks. “Eden, will you marry me?”

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25. “Ach. Now, there be a lass with a bonny look to ’er. And I’m thinking it’s nae me she’s coming to see.”

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26. “He didn’t see women as lesser beings. He respected their abilities and would defend them like a hero of old.”

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27. “Choosing a husband was much like choosing a good baguette. One looked for a strong outer shell, a tender interior, and most importantly, a tractability of dough to hold whatever shape the baker deemed appropriate. Abigail needed a good baguette by the end of the weeek.”

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28. “Watching the Archer brothers eat was like watching a twister blow through the room. Meredith sat with her elbows tucked close to her side, afraid to do more than occasionally raise her fork to her mouth for fear of being rammed by a reaching arm or thumped by a tossed biscuit. The venison steak was overdone, the beans gluey, and the biscuits were dry as unbuttered toast, yet the Archers attacked their food like a pack of dogs fighting over a fresh kill. No one spoke. They just ate.”

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29. “Wooing one’s wife might require more effort than he’d originally anticipated, but the hunt invigorated him. He might have to continue the abduction tradition even after she was fully his. Keep things interesting.”

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30. “Why do women have to be so complicated, Wellborn?” he grumbled. The butler shook his head, a hint of a smile lighting his eyes. “I suppose God wanted to ensure we never grew bored, sir.”

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31. “If he’d learned one thing from raising Evie, it was that females felt better when they talked a problem to death.”

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32. “How had he managed to hitch himself to the one woman in all of creation who not only understood his past but stood ready to fight for his future? The miracle of it made his head spin. All he could do was thank God for antiquated laws and prejudiced council members.”

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33. “Really, Mr. Grant. One would think that after living in this town for nearly a week and making numerous visits to my library, you would extend me the courtesy of learning my name.” “I know your name, Eden.” Her eyes shot to his. “I know your name.” The intensity in his gaze left no doubt of his sincerity.”

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34. “You’re wrong about one thing, though,” she said. Daniel looked quizzically at her. “What?” Etta reached up to his brow and brushed his hair off his forehead with a gentle caress that set his blood to pumping. Then she tilted her head back and met his gaze. “You are a hero. My hero.” And.”

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35. “No wonder none of this makes sense, God. Only you can see what the future holds. Therefore, only you can guide me in the direction that is best. Please make the way clear. Help me make the right decision.”

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36. “I want to trust you that completely, her heart prayed, for she knew she didn’t. She was a clinger, not a leaper. Once she found a safe branch, she grabbed on and held tight with every once of strength she had, terrified that if she let go, she’d plummet back to where she’d come from. She wanted to leap forward in faith, but her claws were to embedded. Something would have to shake her loose. And that prospect terrified her.”

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37. “I have clean clothes and the salve you requested in the workshop, sir,” the butler intoned. “Miss Greyson insisted I tend to your back. Threatened to do the task herself if I refused.” “Did she?” Darius grinned as he toweled his hair dry. The thought of Nicole’s fingers delicately applying salve to his scalded skin was a rather tantalizing prospect. Too bad it was also highly improper.”

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38. “However, Gideon seemed to follow without difficulty. He exhibited no blank stare or puzzled frown the way most people did when she made a radical mental shift. Instead, his eyes danced with mischief.”

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39. “Running wouldn’t make her free. It would only further entangle her. True freedom could only be gained by trusting God and standing fast in his strength. Like David facing Goliath. Or Esther Standing uninvited before the king.”

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40. “He wanted to touch her, to clasp her hand or stroke her cheek, but he settled for holding her gaze, not wanting to jeopardize the fragile closeness blooming between them.”

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41. “Something flickered in her belly. Not attraction, surely. She despised arrogant military types. but the man before her didn’t look arrogant at the moment. Or even all that militaristic. He simply looked like a man who loved his horse.”

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42. “You didn’t have to say it. It’s written all over your face. You think more of that oversized iron-bender than you do of me.”

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43. “I’d hate to be putting a bullet in a lawman, so I’d appreciate ye lowerin’ yer weapon, sir.”

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44. “Evangeline mashed the potatoes with excessive force. She could work out her frustration over Logan’s obstinance and produce silky smooth potatoes at the same time. Benefits all around.”

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45. “Have you forgiven yourself?” The quiet question slipped between his ribs to stagger his breath. “Abby squeezed his hand. “That’s the hardest part, I’ve found.” A thickness crept up Zach’s throat. “How do you manage it?” “Little by little. I take comfort in the scriptures that talk about how God removes our transgressions from us as far as the east is from the west, how He will remember our sins no more, how He urges us to cast our cares on Him.”

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46. “Where is the love in what you’re doing?”

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47. “Perhaps if I’d arrived donned in a pair of trousers, with my hair in a tangled mess – a style you apparently prefer – you’d have shown me the courtesy of granting an interview before sending me away.”

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48. “Scripture instructs God’s people to give our best to whatever task we turn our hands to, to conduct ourselves as if we work for the Lord himself, not for man.”

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49. “Dan bit back a growl. No smooth-talking, barely-shaving stripling was going to charm her away. She needed a mature man, one with the skills and experience to protect her, provide for her. Hands balled into fists, Dan inhaled through his nose in an effort to stem the rising tide of jealousy that nearly had him shouting at her again. Maybe he shouldn’t be in such a hurry to send her back to Richland. Where younger men named Clarence waited in the wings.”

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50. “We can’t change the past,” he said, stroking the side of her face. “All we can do is strive not to make the same mistakes in the future.”

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