Top 30 Sarah Sundin Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “More importantly, he hoped she’d see the Lord in a new light. If he could help reunite those two... well, that would be even better than winning her heart.”

— Sarah Sundin

2. “No matter what happened in my life, I could always find one good thing to enjoy – a beautiful word, a sunset, a song.”

— Sarah Sundin

3. “No matter how dark the world became, there would always be some light, some music, some hope.”

— Sarah Sundin

4. “Silver had its own worth, its own beauty, a quieter beauty, a beauty that reflected rather than called attention to itself. There was nothing wrong with that, and nothing wrong with her. Someday, a man would come along who preferred silver.”

— Sarah Sundin

5. “It takes courage for a man to admit his mistakes. It takes courage, humility, and honesty, and I admire those traits.”

— Sarah Sundin

6. “She kissed him back, opening every cavern of her heart for him to explore, to own, to love.”

— Sarah Sundin

7. “I think God would say he believes in libraries. Think about how the Lord loves words. He spoke the universe into being, and He gave us His word both in written form and living form. Since the Lord knows everything, I reckon that makes Him the ultimate library.”

— Sarah Sundin

8. “Always with one foot in one land, one foot in the other, never belonging in either.”

— Sarah Sundin

9. “No, you need to cry.′ He gently pressed her head to his shoulder, knocking her cap askew. ‘My mama says women need to cry every once in a while. Washes away all the weakness so you can stay strong. Always let a lady cry, she says.”

— Sarah Sundin

10. “The shame of her youth screamed at her from every brick, but Jesus silenced it. She had dreaded this moment for weeks, but God was so powerful. In the very place of her worst sin and deepest pain his peace billowed through her soul.”

— Sarah Sundin

11. “Only then did she realize no one was chanting or laughing or staring at her anymore. How strange that she’d dissipated the attention by accepting it and stepping into the limelight for one blissful moment.”

— Sarah Sundin

12. “Oh, what one kiss could do.”

— Sarah Sundin

13. “When we’re not following God’s will, our sacrifices aren’t acceptable to Him. What God wants most is for us to be broken before Him, walk with Him, know Him, and obey Him.”

— Sarah Sundin

14. “And you did see me.′ She opened the door wide. ‘I’m sorry you didn’t like what you saw.”

— Sarah Sundin

15. “All he wanted was to show her she was worthy of a long journey, worthy of an apology, worthy of love. She didn’t have to accept any of it, but she needed to know.”

— Sarah Sundin

16. “God isn’t like a candy machine. We can’t insert a good deed and receive a blessing. Then we’d be in charge, not him.”

— Sarah Sundin

17. “Not fair how the Army works,” Tom said, but his gaze roamed.”

— Sarah Sundin

18. “Want to pretend to dance?” “So we can hug and kiss in a socially acceptable manner?” He clapped his hand over his heart. “Shocked. I’m shocked, I tell you. The thought never crossed my mind.” “Really? It crossed mine.”

— Sarah Sundin

19. “But they’re there. They’re always there. Clouds may conceal them, but they’re still there. Even in the darkest night, the stars always shine.”

— Sarah Sundin

20. “But the Bible said, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear,” and Mary would rest in that. If she loved Jim – and she was pretty sure she did – then fear had no place. Her fear would only burden him and paralyze her. The Lord loved Jim and would keep him safe, even if safety lay in heaven rather than on earth.”

— Sarah Sundin

21. “Most of us Texans don’t take kindly to being called Yankees. We prefer to be called rebels.”

— Sarah Sundin

22. “Lord, no more,′ he whispered. ‘I won’t do it anymore. What I did that night was wrong, but living in shame is wrong too. You never excused my actions, but you forgave me. And I – I forgive me too.”

— Sarah Sundin

23. “Maybe that was the point of giving after all. He thought he’d given to fill others. He thought giving would allow others to fill him. But he’d had it wrong. Giving laid the holes bare and revealed his insufficiency to fill or be filled. To truly give, he had to lean wholly on God. The Lord alone could use him to help others, and the Lord alone could replenish his empty stores.”

— Sarah Sundin

24. “She raised her head and saw a squadron of fighter planes. She stretched her hand high as if she could grab hold and climb away from what she had done, from who she was.”

— Sarah Sundin

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25. “A surge of rightness and determination rushed into his chest. If he showed Mary his interest, told her how he felt, maybe her heart would bend to him. Even if it didn’t, even if he made a complete fool of himself and lost his friendship with her, it was the true thing to do. True to his heart, true to where God seemed to be leading him.”

— Sarah Sundin

26. “Daddy always said keeping secrets was as stupid as keeping gophers. All.”

— Sarah Sundin

27. “I don’t know.′ Wyatt frowned at the painting overhead with its patch of golden daffodils. ‘That’s truthful too. Those up there – light and joy and life. These down here – darkness and ruin and death. One isn’t truer than another. Just different aspects of truth.”

— Sarah Sundin

28. “She’d assumed God made them to spite her, but Wyatt said it with warmth, as if God made them because He liked freckles, because He specifically liked them on her.”

— Sarah Sundin

29. “Cressie got up and dragged over another crate. “Sometimes we do that, love. Sometimes we choose our sacrifices.”

— Sarah Sundin

30. “So this was friendship – the pain of ripping open one’s heart rewarded with intimacy and understanding.”

— Sarah Sundin

31. “You’re a star, you know.′ Peter kissed her cheek. ′ Use those beautiful points of yours to prick people’s consciences, to poke holes in their preconceived notions and their complacency. Then flood them with brilliant light.”

— Sarah Sundin

32. “I’ll explain this simple truth. If I were to ban sinners from this church, the pews would be empty. So would the pulpit.”

— Sarah Sundin