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

“When victims of sex trafficking are rescued, one question that comes up time after time is the question of whether they are still lovable. To them, the things they’ve done in order to survive are unforgivable. They aren’t the perfect child anymore, or even close to the child their parents remember. How could someone love them when they don’t even love themselves?”
― Steena Holmes, The Sister Under the Stairs

“Once it’s out there”
― Steena Holmes, The Sister Under the Stairs

“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