Alas! that my body, clean and whole, never been corrupted, today must be consumed and burnt to ashes!
Joan of Arc[Before being burned at the stake for her faith:] Hold the cross high so I may see it through the flames.
Joan of ArcI saw them with my bodily eyes as clearly as I see you. And when they departed, I used to weep and wish they would take me with them.
Joan of Arc