WIST Quotations

MacDonald, George -- David Elginbrod, ch. 13 (1863)

Dave — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 20:31:56 +0000

Here lie I, Martin Elginbrodde:
Hae mercy o’ my soul, Lord God;
As I wad do, were I Lord God,
And ye were Martin Elginbrodde.

George MacDonald (1824–1905) Scottish novelist, poet
David Elginbrod, ch. 13 (1863)

MacDonald, George -- The Marquis of Lossie, ch. 4 (1877)

Dave — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 23:25:22 +0000

To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.

George MacDonald (1824–1905) Scottish novelist, poet
The Marquis of Lossie, ch. 4 (1877)

MacDonald, George -- The Marquis of Lossie, ch. 72 (1877)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

I find that doing the will of God leaves me with no time for disputing about His plans — I do not say for thinking about them.

George MacDonald (1824–1905) Scottish novelist, poet
The Marquis of Lossie, ch. 72 (1877)

MacDonald, George -- The Princess and the Goblin, ch. 14 (1872)

Dave — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:28:29 +0000

It was foolish indeed — thus to run farther and farther from all who could help her, as if she had been seeking a fit spot for the goblin-creature to eat her in at his leisure; but that is the way fear serves us: it always sides with the thing we are afraid of.

George MacDonald (1824–1905) Scottish novelist, poet
The Princess and the Goblin, ch. 14 (1872)