Quote by Pepper Winters

“She is only a young woman who did not want to become a nun. The world is full of them.”

— Sarah Dunant

“On the black cotton was printed a white skull and crossbones - the skull head grinning as if he were mocking her. The nun…

— Victoria Dougherty

“Daisy wore a clingy black dress with a neckline so deep it could tutor philosophy.”

— Harlan Coben

“The dress of Virtue, in our parts, was cotton print. I had silk.”

— Wilkie Collins

“evening when I got back from the convent where I worked part-time my clothes were in a bundle on the step, my name in…

— Edna O'Brien

“I felt like laundry in a washing machine, when all I wanted was to be put on and become her favourite shirt.”

— Isabelle Ronin

“The irritation she displayed as she dealt with the heavy fabric made me smile. My lady had become accustomed to the freedom of men’s…

— Christina Boyd

“I wonder how her tribe can make such strange and complicated clothing but not even know how to wear a simple wrap!”

— Shay Savage

“Her posture was as impeccable as any debutante, making me wonder if the nuns wore corsets under those voluminous black habits. I couldn’t imagine…

— Anna Lee Huber

“She had long since lost the sense of her dresses and skirts and blouses; they were rote phrases of rayon and cotton that she…

— Michael Chabon

“She was wearing a bright purple dress that was so short, I thought it might have started its life as a shirt. She would've…

— Rachel Hawkins

“Sewing was different. Mabel knew if she was patient and meticulous, if she carefully followed the lines, took each step as it came, and…

— Eowyn Ivey