Stacey

“The things nearby, not the things afar Not what we seem but what we are These are the things that make or break that give the heart its joy or ache.”
― Jane Kirkpatrick, Something Worth Doing: A Novel of an Early Suffragist

“But when she watched Clara Belle prance around the room, singing, she wondered why such joy should be kept only in the kitchen or in a church choir. Why were women with gifts not allowed to show them? And she could hear that her daughter had a gifted singing voice.”
― Jane Kirkpatrick, Something Worth Doing: A Novel of an Early Suffragist

“Writing something for publication caused a small conflict for her, which had kept her from submitting her poems. Her words in print would make her both a public and a private woman. She hadn’t yet shared that concern with anyone, including Ben. Writing had become a balm, different from being a reader.”
― Jane Kirkpatrick, Something Worth Doing: A Novel of an Early Suffragist

“Don’t leave it too long,” Marian admonished with a hint of gravity. “Time has a way of getting away from you. Things happen, and before you know it, you’ve missed your chance.”
― Barbara Davis, The Echo of Old Books