Jack Thornton quotes from When Calls the Heart

That letter is a forgery, Elizabeth. We're gonna prove it, and you're gonna be back in that classroom in no time. I promise.

Elizabeth Thatcher

It isn't a forgery, Jack. I know Thomas Higgins.

Abigail Stanton

You'd never bribe anyone.

Elizabeth Thatcher

No, and I didn't! But when my mother heard Higgins was sending me west, she tried to use money and influence to keep me in Hamilton.

But you didn't take the job in Hamilton.

Elizabeth Thatcher

No. I turned it down to come here.

Abigail Stanton

Then why did Higgins write the letter?

Elizabeth Thatcher

Revenge.

Revenge?! For what?

Elizabeth Thatcher

When I met with Thomas Higgins he made...advances.

Abigail Stanton

Oh, Elizabeth!

Elizabeth Thatcher

I turned him down.

Abigail Stanton

Of course you did.

And that made him angry.

Elizabeth Thatcher

I just never realized how much. He must have written the letter as soon as I started working here.

Abigail Stanton

So you didn't know about it until now?

Elizabeth Thatcher

Right. But now that the letter has come to light, I won't be able to teach anymore. Not in Hope Valley, not anywhere.

Abigail Stanton

Then you'll visit Mr. Thomas Higgins and get him to tell the truth.

I have to take the Tate boys to Union City for trial. They've escaped before so I can't take any chances. But we are gonna go to Cape Fullerton as soon as I get back.

Elizabeth Thatcher

That's very sweet of you, Jack. But I have to leave as soon as I can.

I'll be back at the end of the week.

Elizabeth Thatcher

No, this is my reputation and my career. My students are too important to me. It can't wait.

Thought I might find you around here. You OK?

Elizabeth Thatcher

I know in my heart, God intended me to be a teacher, Jack. It's who I am in my soul. It's why I am.

I know.

From what I hear, I'm not sure that prayer's going to be enough.

Elizabeth Thatcher

What else can we do?

I'll come back.This is where my home is.It's where my heart is. But you know as well as I do, bad things happen if good people do nothing.

Elizabeth Thatcher

Alright. Then I will go with you.

You can't.

Elizabeth Thatcher

Why not?

For a million reasons!

Elizabeth Thatcher

Name one.

You're needed here. Your destiny is to teach these children, to change their lives. And I can't take you away from that, not even for a day.

I don't know when I'm coming back, so I don't know if it's fair to ask you to wait for me--

Elizabeth Thatcher

Jack, I would wait an eternity for you.

Elizabeth Thatcher, will you marry me?

Elizabeth Thatcher

Of course I will!Yes!

I really hope my name is on that!

Elizabeth Thatcher

Jack!!!

Merry Christmas Elizabeth!

I don't want to be engaged anymore.

Elizabeth Thatcher

What?

I want to get married.

Elizabeth Thatcher

How bad was it, Jack?

It was what it was.

Elizabeth Thatcher

And what was that?

It's over now.

Elizabeth Thatcher

I want to hear about it.

Let's talk about something else.

Elizabeth Thatcher

Jack, this is just so much so fast. Are you sure you don't need to rest? You must be exhausted.

I'm fine.

I never knew how much I'd miss this place.

Bill Avery

You don't hear that very often about jail.

It's the Ritz compared to where I've been.

Bill Avery

Yeah, I heard the reports. I know the Mounties lost a lot of good men out there.

Yeah. So you gonna make a pot of that strong coffee you're known for?

Bill Avery

Comin' up. [pause] It was bad wasn't it?

That's all behind me now.

Bill Avery

Is it?

Yeah!

Bill Avery

Jack, if you ever wanna talk about it...

I just wanna get on with my life, Bill.

Are you ready to make the announcement?

Elizabeth Thatcher

Are you? Because once this gets out, things could get a little crazy around here.

I'm ready. Excited, actually.

Hello, boys. What's up?

Lee, I have an announcement.

Elizabeth Thatcher

Jack and I are getting married.

That's not exactly big news.

In two weeks.

Two weeks?!

Elizabeth Thatcher

I'd like you both to be my matrons of honor.

Abigail Stanton

Oh, Elizabeth, of course!

And I would like you both to be my best men.

Wow, oh, OK.

Two weeks? No, that's not enough time to plan a wedding of this magnitude.

Abigail Stanton

I'm sure we can get it done.

Bill Avery

Well, I guess we better start planning a bachelor party.

Oh, no, I'm not sure about--

You're gonna have one!

It's hard to stop thinking about it.

Elizabeth Thatcher

I know. It must be very hard. Thank you for telling me.

Thanks for being you.

Bill, I have missed your chili. You know, if you're stuck for a wedding gift, I want you to teach Elizabeth how to make it.

Bill Avery

You asking me to give up my secret family recipe?

Uh...

Bill Avery

Well, consider it done. Elizabeth is family.

So what does that make you, black sheep?

Listen, I hate to spring this on you, but Rosemary's kinda been on me about this, um...

What are they?

Color schemes, for the wedding.

Color schemes, for th--I didn't even know weddings had color schemes.

Well, it'll affect which suit you wear.

I'm not wearing a suit. I'm a Mountie, I'm gonna get married in my uniform.

Uh, does Elizabeth know that that's what you wanna wear?

We haven't even talked about it.

Well, you might wanna talk about it. Soon. Color scheme's important.