And Then There Were Nuns Quotes

“I never wanted the experience of rape to turn me into a Trauma Queen; but what I didn't know then, but know now, is that when you don't forgive yourself, you keep gnawing - even subconsciously - at your own scar tissue.”
― Jane Christmas, And Then There Were Nuns: Adventures in a Cloistered Life

“Hello, Sister Wally," I said brightly. But she did not reply. Her eyes were red, and she kept snatching a tissue from the pocket of her habit. I asked if she wanted to talk, but she just shook her head. How we love to hold on to our pain.”
― Jane Christmas, And Then There Were Nuns: Adventures in a Cloistered Life

“The next morning after finishing my interviews, I found myself with some time to kill before the bus arrived to return me to Whitby.

The term "time to kill" suddenly sounded awfully harsh.

Was "time to waste" better? No, "waste" is so un-Benedictine.

"Time to spend"? Too much of a material ring.

"Time to bum around?" Yes, it had just the right balance of self-effacement and no fixed address. Like Jesus.”
― Jane Christmas, And Then There Were Nuns: Adventures in a Cloistered Life

“It is the quintessential story about perseverance but also about our humanness. We tend to regard ourselves as super-human, but the moment we detect a flaw we crash and lose confidence. We'd rather die than admit failure. Yet God compels us to dust ourselves off and fight another day. Like he does with James Bond.”
― jane christmas, And Then There Were Nuns: Adventures in a Cloistered Life