“She’d always found children loud and squirmy and, often as not, smelly. But at least they spoke straight. They laughed when they were happy and cried when they were in pain. You never had to second-guess their motives or scrutinize their expressions.”
―
Amanda Skenandore,
The Undertaker's Assistant
“Even when ya go home, ya won’t be the same person ya were before. No two ways about that. With or without the disease, life ain’t that damn long. Might as well make the most of it, or try at least. Wherever ya are.” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Second Life of Mirielle West
“A good lie’s always easier to stomach than the truth.” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Second Life of Mirielle West
“For those few minutes, she wasn’t Polly the leper or Mirielle the cuckoo mother. She was just a body in motion.” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Second Life of Mirielle West
“door,” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Undertaker's Assistant
“The men who’d dreamed up these floats had never looked upon the insides of a man. Never seen the heart, lungs, spleen, liver all laid out in the same grand order regardless of race or sex.” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Undertaker's Assistant
“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 fourteen: Don’t waste time on the past.” ― 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
“No wonder she had the disposition of a boiled lobster.” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Second Life of Mirielle West
“You asked about my tale of suffering. And I wanted you to see that life goes on whether we like it or not.” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Second Life of Mirielle West
“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
“rule number ten: Don’t steal from your housemates unless they steal from you first.” ― 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
“museum, or check out these books: Carville: Remembering Leprosy in America by Marcia Gaudet, Alone No Longer by Stanley Stein, Miracle at Carville by Betty Martin, A Disease Apart by Tony Gould, King of Microbes by Johnny Harmon, Out of the Shadow of Leprosy by Claire Manes, and Carville’s Cure by Pam Fessler.” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Second Life of Mirielle West
“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
“Was it so radical to want to walk down the street unmolested? To want to send your children to the same good schools white children attended?” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Undertaker's Assistant
“To want a seat at the theater, soda shop, or on the streetcar?” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Undertaker's Assistant
“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
“Even when ya go home, ya won’t be the same person ya were before. No two ways about that. With or without the disease, life ain’t that damn long. Might as well make the most of it, or try at least. Wherever ya are.” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Second Life of Mirielle West
“A good lie’s always easier to stomach than the truth.” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Second Life of Mirielle West
“For those few minutes, she wasn’t Polly the leper or Mirielle the cuckoo mother. She was just a body in motion.” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Second Life of Mirielle West
“door,” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Undertaker's Assistant
“The men who’d dreamed up these floats had never looked upon the insides of a man. Never seen the heart, lungs, spleen, liver all laid out in the same grand order regardless of race or sex.” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Undertaker's Assistant
“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 fourteen: Don’t waste time on the past.” ― 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
“No wonder she had the disposition of a boiled lobster.” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Second Life of Mirielle West
“You asked about my tale of suffering. And I wanted you to see that life goes on whether we like it or not.” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Second Life of Mirielle West
“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
“rule number ten: Don’t steal from your housemates unless they steal from you first.” ― 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
“museum, or check out these books: Carville: Remembering Leprosy in America by Marcia Gaudet, Alone No Longer by Stanley Stein, Miracle at Carville by Betty Martin, A Disease Apart by Tony Gould, King of Microbes by Johnny Harmon, Out of the Shadow of Leprosy by Claire Manes, and Carville’s Cure by Pam Fessler.” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Second Life of Mirielle West
“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
“Was it so radical to want to walk down the street unmolested? To want to send your children to the same good schools white children attended?” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Undertaker's Assistant
“To want a seat at the theater, soda shop, or on the streetcar?” ― Amanda Skenandore, The Undertaker's Assistant
“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
