It is better to be alone with God. His friendship will not fail me, nor His counsel, nor His love. In His strength, I will dare and dare and dare until I die.

How else would God speak to me, if not through my imagination?

It is true that the king has made a truce with the duke of Burgundy for fifteen days and that the duke is to turn over the city of Paris at the end of fifteen days. Yet you should not marvel if I do not enter that city so quickly.

I answered the voice that I was a poor girl who knew nothing of riding and warfare.

King of England, and you, duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the kingdom of France... settle your debt to the king of Heaven; return to the Maiden, who is envoy of the king of Heaven, the keys to all the good towns you took and violated in France.

Even little children repeat that oftentimes people are hanged for having told the truth.

The poor folk gladly came to me, for I did them no unkindness, but helped them as much as I could.