Boston Jane Quotes

“Miss Hepplewhite looked pained.

"Miss Peck," she said at last, "a young lady should never, ever, under any circumstances whatsoever, run. Should you find yourself in a situation where you are at risk, it is always preferable to faint.”
― Jennifer L. Holm, Boston Jane: An Adventure

“Like me!" I said. "I have to work hard, too. Why, I haven't thrown manure in over two months!”
― Jennifer L. Holm, Boston Jane: An Adventure

“Papa always said you make your own luck.
And maybe you do.”
― Jennifer L. Holm, Boston Jane: An Adventure

“Is that a scalp?" I whispered to Mr. Swan.
Mr. Swan blinked. "A scalp?"
"Yes, a scalp. From some unfortunate pioneer."
"It's the sole of an old shoe," Mr. Russel grunted.
"I beg your pardon?"
Chief Toke fingered the leather.
"A shoe. He likes to carry it around. Used to be mine." Mr. Russel spit a wad of tobacco, and it barely missed my toe. It seemed that the loathsome habits of the States had been carried to the frontier.
"I see," I said, although I clearly did not.”
― Jennifer L. Holm, Boston Jane: An Adventure

“One morning when I was sitting on our front step, William came out of the house. "What excitement are you up to today, Miss Peck?" he asked.
I shrugged. Most likely I would be spitting from the roof at passing gentleman with Jebediah Parker, but I thought it best not to say anything. A man who didn't belch at the table was unlikely to approve of spitting.”
― Jennifer L. Holm, Boston Jane: An Adventure

“Papa, look," I said, waving the prize handkerchief in the air. "I won! I won first prize!"
"Hmmph," he said, sounding unimpressed. "I'll be sure to have you stitch some flowers on the forehead of my next patient.”
― Jennifer L. Holm, Boston Jane: An Adventure