List of Maria Monk Quotes

Before I Took The Veil, I Was Ornamented For The Ceremony, And Was Clothed In A Rich Dress Belonging To The Convent, Which Was Used On Such Occasions; And Placed Not Far From The Altar In The Chapel, In The View Of A Number Of Spectators Who Had Assembled, Perhaps About Forty.

Unfortunately, I Was Not Wise Enough To Listen To Her Advice, And Hastily Married. In A Few Weeks, I Had Occasion To Repent Of The Step I Had Taken, As The Report Proved True - A Report Which I Thought Justified, And Indeed Required, Our Separation.

The Bishop, As I Have Remarked, Was Not Very Dignified On All Occasions, And Sometimes Acted In Such A Manner As Would Not Have Appeared Well In Public.

All Around Me Insisted That My Doubts Proved Only My Own Ignorance And Sinfulness; That They Knew By Experience They Would Soon Give Place To True Knowledge, And An Advance In Religion; And I Felt Something Like Indecision.

The Manufacture Of Wax Candles Was Another Important Branch Of Business In The Nunnery.

A Number Of Girls Of My Acquaintance Went To School To The Nuns Of The Congregational Nunnery, Or Sisters Of Charity, As They Are Sometimes Called.

On The Day, Therefore, When I Went To The Church To Be Confirmed, With A Number Of Others, I Suffered Extremely From The Reproaches Of My Conscience.

I Have, I Think, Afforded Every Opportunity That Could Be Reasonably Expected, To Judge Of My Credibility.

So Far As I Know, There Were No Pains Taken To Preserve Secrecy On This Subject; That Is, I Saw No Attempt Made To Keep Any Of The Inmates Of The Convent In Ignorance Of The Murder Of Children.

I Often Remembered Also That I Had Been Told, That We Shall Have As Many Devils Biting Us, If We Go To Hell, As We Have Unconfessed Sins On Our Consciences.

Others Too Would Occasionally Entertain And Privately Express Such Doubts; Though We All Had Been Most Solemnly Warned By The Cruel Murder Of Saint Francis.

Some Of The Priests From The Seminary Were In The Nunnery Every Day And Night, And Often Several At A Time.