...there began to come to her a first dim realization of God's humility. Rejected by the proud in His own right by what humble means He chose to succor them; through the spirit of a child, a poor gypsy or an old man, by a song perhaps, or even it might be by the fall of a leaf or the scent of a flower. For His infinite and humble patience nothing was too small to advance His purpose of salvation and eternity was not too long for its accomplishment.

Awards and honours
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Annual Novel Award 1944 for Green Dolphin Country. Elizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge FRSL (24 April 1900 – 1 April 1984) was an English author of novels short stories and children's books as Elizabeth Goudge.

A best-selling author in both the UK and the US from the 1930s through the 1970s her books gained renewed attention in 1993 when one of them was plagiarised by Indrani Aikath-Gyaltsen. Elizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge FRSL (24 April 1900 – 1 April 1984) was an English author of novels short stories and children's books as Elizabeth Goudge. The "new" novel set in India garnered rave reviews in both The New York Times and the The Washington Post before its source was discovered.