Springtime with the Railway Girls Quotes

“Stiff upper lips were important and it was one's duty to be brave and to cope with whatever was thrown at one, but that didn't mean that those who eventually crumbled under the strain were cowards. It meant that after years at war, they had reached their personal limit”
― Maisie Thomas, Springtime with the Railway Girls

“The war had brought them together and peace would force them apart”
― Maisie Thomas, Springtime with the Railway Girls

“That's what happens when you become a mother. A whole new section of your heart opens up - and so does a new section of your worry-box”
― Maisie Thomas, Springtime with the Railway Girls

“Colette felt a pang of sympathy. She knew what it was to have to behave according to somebody else's expectations”
― Maisie Thomas, Springtime with the Railway Girls

“Producing publishable articles wasn't just about
having something interesting, useful or amusing to say. It was also about how it was presented”
― Maisie Thomas, Springtime with the Railway Girls

“There are times when someone does the wrong thing, but they do it with the best of intentions”
― Maisie Thomas, Springtime with the Railway Girls

“We don't have happy ever after to look forward to. What we have is happy for now. When you think about it, that's as much as anyone can truly rely on in wartime”
― Maisie Thomas, Springtime with the Railway Girls

“Even after more than four years of war, of anxiety and rationing and the blackout and every single thing being in frightfully short supply - even after all that, nature could still pull something special out of the bag and take one's breath away”
― Maisie Thomas, Springtime with the Railway Girls