The Sister Under the Stairs Quotes

“THE SISTER”
― Steena Holmes, The Sister Under the Stairs

“We live in the middle of freaking nowhere in the state of Minnesota.”
― Steena Holmes, The Sister Under the Stairs

“Whoa. I didn’t see that coming.”
― Steena Holmes, Lies We Tell Ourselves

“We get a gift — to live each day as best we can, to right wrongs, to forge new paths. It’s a blessing.”
― Steena Holmes, The Sister Under the Stairs

“Children mimic not what they’re told, but what they’re shown.”
― Steena Holmes, The Sister Under the Stairs

“I suck on the cherry Halls in my mouth, a bad habit of mine when I’m anxious. My partner back home got me to switch to the sugar-free ones and they’re not too bad. Not as good, but they’ll do. I’d dropped the habit about a year ago but recently picked it back up.”
― Steena Holmes, The Sister Under the Stairs

“Keeping hope, it’s a journey,”
― Steena Holmes, The Sister Under the Stairs

“We’re all on the same journey of life, each down a different path, but we all face the same struggles, one way or another.”
― Steena Holmes, The Sister Under the Stairs

“When you say you’re trying, it means you need an excuse. How about leaving that excuse behind and just doing it?”
― Steena Holmes, The Sister Under the Stairs

“Those words, those I will never marry you words, will always be there, scorched in his memory, and no matter what I say, how I explain or beg for forgiveness, they are always going to be burned into his subconscious.”
― Steena Holmes, The Sister Under the Stairs

“Communication and acceptance,” John says. “We are both allowed to feel what we feel, no questions, no guilt.”
― Steena Holmes, The Sister Under the Stairs

“Some liars are so expert they deceive themselves.”
― Steena Holmes, The Sister Under the Stairs

“He’s always available, offering silent support, never forcing me to step into a situation that makes me uncomfortable, never challenging me to be more than who I am.”
― Steena Holmes, The Sister Under the Stairs