"Some people gossip about me privately, criticizing my abandonment of comfortable life and possessions in England, even forgoing my missionary salary, calling it foolish fanaticism. But they don't understand that all my possessions belong to my Lord. If I can exchange these perishable riches for the eternal crown of life for Chinese girls, it's the most worthwhile thing in the world. To be spent for Christ is the greatest romance of my life."
— Mary Ann Aldersey
Source: "A Pioneer of Chinese Women: The Life of Mary Ann Oldsey"