- Hattie Clarence: That's why you're such a strong, fine example for her.
- Belinda Simpson: I'm not a wonderful example to a 10-year old.
- Hattie Clarence: You're a strong woman doctor with a good heart. The very definition of a fine example. Going through a tough time doesn't make you a bad person. Those things define who we become. In the best of times, everyone grows and prospers. But when times are at their worst, we find out what we have in us.
- Belinda Simpson: [after a townsman tried to burn down the orphanage] I don't understand how someone can believe God wanted them to do such a thing.
- Hattie Clarence: If you want to believe something badly enough, you look for justification. What he did had nothing to do with God.