Jane Steen > Quotes

“It's strange, isn't it? The greatest gift you could have given her stemmed from your disgrace. It's enough to make me start going to church.”
― Jane Steen, The House of Closed Doors

“Even a lie told for a good purpose has a way of perpetuating itself, doesn't it? Look at all the trouble I caused by refusing to tell the truth about Sarah's father."

- Nell”
― Jane Steen, The House of Closed Doors

“This is why I teach; this is why I struggle to make my students look at all sides of a question. There’s surface, and then there’s depth. My passion is the depths.”
― Jane Steen, Eternal Deception

“vegetables… oh, I am so looking forward to spring! Our”
― Jane Steen, The House of Closed Doors

“I’ve noticed in my profession that the road to death is a strange journey. There are mountains and valleys and detours, and sometimes there are moments when everything seems to stand still and the patient becomes pensive, reflective, almost docile in the face of the inevitable.”
― Jane Steen, Lady Odelia's Secret

“beauty”
― Jane Steen, Eternal Deception

“When our sums refuse to come out right, it’s often wise to ask if we’ve left out a step.” Professor Wale beamed, his hair seeming to bristle with energy as he leaned forward. “I’ve seen self-realization dawn on your face, Mrs. Lillington. This is why I teach; this is why I struggle to make my students look at all sides of a question. There’s surface, and then there’s depth. My passion is the depths. I would dive to the absolute core of the earth and bring mankind’s most taxing questions into the open, for therein is the very mind of God.”
― Jane Steen, Eternal Deception

“the corner of one of the window seats, a”
― Jane Steen, The Jewel Cage

“particular about the young men of your acquaintance!” My mother’s eyes, the faded blue of old china,”
― Jane Steen, The House of Closed Doors

“And sometimes the Lord’s perfect will does not conform to society’s dictates.”
― Jane Steen, The House of Closed Doors

“tisane,”
― Jane Steen, Lady Helena Investigates

“how womanly I looked, but they were swallowed up”
― Jane Steen, The House of Closed Doors