“I sat down in the sand, breathless with shame and failure. God, I thought, some defender of the weak. Some freedom fighter: Joan of Arc in sunscreen. ”
“Now I know how Joan of Arc felt.”
“I like Joan of Arc best of all my books; and it is the best; I know it perfectly well.”
“Isn't it a shame that some people's 'weaknesses' can be so strong.”
“Joan of Arc had style. Jesus had style.”
“Orleans . . . the place where Joan of Arc, while depending on God, had defeated the British in a great battle for freedom.Joan and I had a lot in common. But there would be no burning at the stake for me.Robert would not allow it.”