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Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2) QUOTES

Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2) QUOTES

1 " If a book is well written, I always find it too short. "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

2 " When I read a novel I am not here. I am transported to far-off places, my eyes unseeing of the words on the page, busy with a scene being played out in my mind's eye, with my ears engaged, hearing the voices carry from the pen to the present. What a lovely place to be-not here
- Just Jane (Chapter Four Page 35) "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

3 " When I read a novel I am not here. I am transported to far-off places, my eyes unseeing of the words on the page, busy with a scene being played out in my mind's eye, with my ears engaged, hearing the voices carry from the pen to the present. What a lovely place to be—not here. "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

4 " The meanderings of the heart and mind are fickle, and are often wont to be withdrawn or amended. "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

5 " My stories wrap around me like a cozy quilt, and sometimes I long to pull that quilt over my head and pin the blanket shut, allowing me to immerse myself in the world vivid in my mind. "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

6 " I will admit that “just Jane” seems to gain insight from hard times. I wish to ask the Almighty about this, for why do we learn more from struggles than victories? "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

7 " not over. Any claim Eliza has on her husband’s estate lies in "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

8 " A person content to be bland will never be anyone's first choice as a companion for an idle afternoon. "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

9 " To own silence . . . How odd that one does not appreciate something, nor even realize its absence, until it is presented as an unexpected gift. "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

10 " Instincts are given to us by God to guide us. It takes a strong woman to listen to those instincts and ignore what the world says to do. "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

11 " For who would I be if I tried to be someone besides Jane? The poser of the world try so hard to be what they are not, and yet... how fatigued they must be Perhaps I am not smart enough to be one of them. Nor strong enough in constitution. "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

12 " Life went on. One can either go with it or let it leave you behind. "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

13 " And though I continually fight impatience, in all but this vice...
I am truly content. "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

14 " A person content to be bland will never be anyone’s first choice as a companion for an idle afternoon. "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

15 " I am old enough to know something of the world and young enough to hope for something better. "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

16 " When I read a novel I’m not here. I’m transported to far-off places, my eyes unseeing of the words on the page, busy with a scene being played out in my mind’s eye, with my ears engaged, hearing the voices carry from the pen to the present. What a lovely place to be—not here. "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

17 " God offers grace and forgiveness for a contrite heart. But society offers cruel consequences and never forgives. "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

18 " I can be quite evil, in a loving sort of way. "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)

19 " The meanderings of the heart and mind are fickle and are often wont to be withdrawn or amended. "

― Nancy Moser , Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)