Nun Quotes

153 Nun quotes by 134 unique authors

She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should… — Christina Rossetti
Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn. — Fulton J. Sheen
In the third grade, a nun stuffed me in a garbage can under her desk because she said that's where I belonged. I also had… — Bruce Springsteen
I was the girl who nobody thought would ever get married. I was going to be a fashion nun the rest of my life. There… — Vera Wang
The designers, photographers and models I work with, they are really hard-working people who are devoting their lives to fashion. They're kind of like nuns… — Alber Elbaz
A halo surrounded the grim reaper nun, Sister Maria. (By the way-I like this human idea of the grim reaper. I like the scythe. It… — Markus Zusak
It was a bad one, the Winter of 1933. Wading home that night through flames of snow, my toes burning, my ears on fire, the… — John Fante
St Paul said it is better to marry than to burn, but my mother taught me it is better to burn than to marry. She… — Jeanette Winterson
Not wanting anyone to pop my bubble by speaking to me, I immediately began reading Lesbian Nuns, and that did the trick. No one attempted… — John Waters
No, I'm just a very naughty boy. I do all sorts of bad things. I kick kittens. I make rude gestures at nuns. — Cassandra Clare
A very special case. A few years more, and that pretty creature who you love too much, I think, will, without ever loving them, have… — Rachilde
People simplify 'Apollonian' into 'mild', and 'calm', and 'cool'. But 'Apollonian' and 'Dionysian' are two sides of one coin--a nun kneeling in her cell, holding… — Robert A. Heinlein
Itâ€™s funny to hear priests and nuns argue with each other. — Wendelin Van Draanen
The rabbis paled. Iâ€™d managed to terrify holy men. Maybe I could beat up a nun for an encore. — Ilona Andrews
Listen, if you're not going to be a nun or something, you might as well laugh. — J D Salinger
It was an odd relationship, but then she was an extraordinary woman: a prioress who doubted much of what the church taught; an acclaimed healer… — Ken Follett
The people who visit the [Lincoln] memorial always look like an advertisement for democracy, so bizarrely, suspiciously diverse that one time I actually saw a… — Sarah Vowell
I liked reading about the nun who ate so dainty with her fingers she never dripped any grease on herself. I've never been able to… — Helene Hanff
Oh you know me. I have no emotions. I'm a robot. Or a nun. A robot nun. — David Nicholls
Alec drew his hand back with a low whistle. "The Inquisitor meant business." "Of course she did. I'm a dangerous criminal. Or hadn't you heard?"… — Cassandra Clare

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