The Nurse's Secret Quotes

“rule number eleven: The best place to hide is in plain sight.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Nursing is not for everyone,” Miss Perkins said. “You see every facet of life—birth, death, illness, healing, trauma, madness, despair, joy. To take all that in demands both an iron constitution and a gentle soul. That’s the type of woman we’re looking for. That’s what matters.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“He listened without jumping over her words to correct or cajole her.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Nursing is not for everyone,” Miss Perkins said. “You see every facet of life—birth, death, illness, healing, trauma, madness, despair, joy. To take all that in demands both an iron constitution and a gentle soul. That’s the type of woman we’re looking for. That’s what matters.” Una”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Una had heard the words enough to know well what they meant: better caution at first than tears after.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“footing in this strange place of ordered bedlam. It wasn’t”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“footing in this strange place”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Brick tenements had replaced many of the old wooden ones with fire escapes crawling up their sides. The new rubber factory spewed smoke into the air. The trash didn’t pile up quite as high along the streets. She heard Italian spoken now. Greek and Chinese. The thick Irish brogue like that of her father had vanished from many voices like a wrinkle ironed out of a shirt. But some things never changed. Street children still huddled over steam grates. Beggars rattled their tins. Gangs prowled the alleys. The Democrat ticket won. A boxing match, a free lunch, or a burning building were still the surest things to draw a crowd. And there was no such thing as an honest thief. At”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“sluiced”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Maybe that had been the trouble. She’d lost sight of her rules. Forgotten that to survive you couldn’t get wrapped up in anyone else. And yet, she couldn’t bring herself to regret that afternoon on the lake with Edwin or her evenings in the library with Dru. Her only regret was how she’d hurt them.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“years since she’d broken her rules and allowed herself to cry. Tears made you look weak.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Una’s most important rule: Look out for yourself.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Her rule on the streets, number nine, was to put up her fists as if she wasn’t afraid and—when necessary—land the first blow.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Rule number eight: Until the brass changes hands, it ain’t too late to renegotiate.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Rule number twenty-one: Don’t pay twice.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Rule number five: Look like you belong.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“rule number nineteen: Never steal something you can’t sell, and also the new rule she’d set for herself about not pilfering anything while she was in hiding.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“rule number ten: Don’t steal from your housemates unless they steal from you first.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“In keeping with rule number twelve, Una had kept the lie simple, cleaving as much to her real life as possible.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Good old rule number eleven: The best place to hide is in plain sight.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Look out for yourself above all others. It was rule number one for a reason,”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Rule number twenty-three: When a lie isn’t working, don’t complicate things with the truth.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Rule number twenty-seven: Once you pick a lie, stick to it.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“And one of Una’s own rules—seven—was to follow Marm Blei’s rules.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Rule number sixteen: Don’t write anyone off until they’re dead.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“nursing is a demanding profession. It requires more than goodwill. A nurse must be industrious, disciplined, intelligent. No matter the circumstances, she must perform her duties with calmness, exactitude, and efficiency. Quick observation and a stout constitution are essential. Do”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Nursing is not for everyone,” Miss Perkins said. “You see every facet of life—birth, death, illness, healing, trauma, madness, despair, joy. To take all that in demands both an iron constitution and a gentle soul.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Rule number fourteen: Don’t waste time on the past.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“To take all that in demands both an iron constitution and a gentle soul. That’s the type of woman we’re looking for. That’s what matters.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret