Elizabeth Thatcher quotes from When Calls the Heart

Elizabeth Thatcher

[narration] When my father saw me off on my journey west, he told me he hoped I would find what God had shaped me for, and then give my whole heart to it.

Elizabeth Thatcher

You have a wonderful eye for treasures, Albert.

Elizabeth Thatcher

And you.Stop with all the smiling.What game are you playing Jack?

Elizabeth Thatcher

You have absolutely the worst sense of timing in many ways.

Elizabeth Thatcher

Abigail, I would never tell you what to do. But you are one of the most remarkable women I've ever met. You didn't think you could help Carla deliver those twins, but all three of them wouldn't be alive if it weren't for you. And none of those widows would have their homes if you hadn't led them into the mine. I believe in you! And I believe you can accomplish anything you set your mind to.

Elizabeth Thatcher

Charles, some things are better left unspoken.

Elizabeth Thatcher

[narration] Sometimes our smallest actions lead to our biggest victories.

Elizabeth Thatcher

I can't believe your mother ditched the bridal shower and crashed the bachelor party.

Elizabeth Thatcher

I never give up on my students.

Elizabeth Thatcher

Mistakes are how we learn.

Elizabeth Thatcher

When you write something about someone, you have to be certain that it's true....Harper studied really hard for that test, and now all of his friends are calling him a cheater.

Elizabeth Thatcher

I have to say I'm a little surprised that Coal Valley merits a full-time Mountie.

That makes two of us. My original posting was in Cape Fullerton, but that suddenly changed.

Elizabeth Thatcher

Oh. I imagine Coal Valley will be a little quieter for you than a busy shipping port like that.

Wait, you know the place?

Elizabeth Thatcher

Very well. My father's done business in Cape Fullerton for many years.

And what's your father's name?

Elizabeth Thatcher

William Thatcher.

William Thatcher, the shipping tycoon?

Elizabeth Thatcher

Well, I don't think of him that way, but yes, I suppose he is.

Now it's all making sense.

Elizabeth Thatcher

What is?

Miss Thatcher, a week ago I had never even heard of Coal Valley. And while I was planning my trip to Cape Fullerton, I was told I was being re-assigned here. Re-assigned at the request of a very powerful man.

Elizabeth Thatcher

Surely you don't think--

What? That a very wealthy man's daughter may be why I have to eat coal dust for the next God knows how long? I'm absolutely sure that's why I'm here. To keep William Thatcher's princess from stubbing a toe in a town she had no business coming to.

Elizabeth Thatcher

To be candid, sir, I think you're way off base with that remark. And just so we're clear, even if my father did pull strings to get you here, I don't need you. I can take care of my own stubbed toes thank you very much.

You know, on second thought, it's obvious I won't have to be here long because you won't last a month in a town like this.

Elizabeth Thatcher

Well, Constable Thornton, I think you better settle in and get used to a steady diet of coal dust.

Nice shiner.

Elizabeth Thatcher

My first, actually. I think I earned it.

Shouldn't you be in school, son?

I'm not your son. I'm just walking. It's not crime to walk, is it?

No, but truancy is a crime, young man--

Elizabeth Thatcher

Gabe! There you are.

Boy should be in class. Tell me, do you normally allow your students to wander around the streets during school hours?

Elizabeth Thatcher

Gabe was running an errand for me, if you must know.

[pause] An errand?

Elizabeth Thatcher

Yes! School business. Thank you for your concern, constable, but we are perfectly fine.

What are you doing here?

Elizabeth Thatcher

What are you doing here?

Following [Gabe].

Elizabeth Thatcher

Me too.

How'd you know?

Elizabeth Thatcher

Know what?

That he's the one?

Elizabeth Thatcher

The one what?

You don't know, do you?

Elizabeth Thatcher

Of course I know!

You don't know why you're here in many ways.

Elizabeth Thatcher

I'm here because I had an instinct that Gabe was going somewhere that he didn't want anyone to know about and that he might need help. Yes, help. He seemed troubled.

Instinct is for Mounties, not for teachers. Let me handle this.

Elizabeth Thatcher

Students are for teachers, not Mounties.