Silence for the Dead Quotes

“Books were a means to an end, even novels; for the more a person knew, the less she could be taken in.”
― Simone St. James, Silence For the Dead

“Selfishness is pre-eminently a defect which disqualifies a woman from the nursing profession.”
― Simone St. James, Silence For the Dead

“I’m talking about knowledge, Jack. In order to win, you just have to know more than your opponent does.”
― Simone St. James, Silence For the Dead

“A man fighting for his sanity had the energy only for the simple tasks of his daily life. Friendship was a luxury.”
― Simone St. James, Silence For the Dead

“Books were a means to an end”
― Simone St. James, Silence For the Dead