The Housemaid's Daughter Quotes

“And I remind myself that wherever one finds oneself, home and love is lent to each of us only for a while. We must care for it while it's ours, and cherish its memory once it's gone.”
― Barbara Mutch, The Housemaid's Daughter

“Maybe war makes you value things and people more than you did when there was Peace and you knew there would never be a shortage?”
― Barbara Mutch, The Housemaid's Daughter

“Many pepper trees lay on their sides, their roots exposed like dirty underwear.”
― Barbara Mutch, The Housemaid's Daughter

“mimosas dug for water and women like Auntie washed”
― Barbara Mutch, The Housemaid's Daughter

“Zašto prvi put nisam rekla "ne"? Zašto sam vjerovala da nemam izbora, osim izvršiti dužnost? Iako su dužnost i odanost često na suprotnim stranama, to ne znači da jedno moramo žrtvovati zbog drugoga, a da su moja dužnost i odanost bile usmjerene prema Bogu Ocu, ne bih trebala podnijeti tu žrtvu, ni birati između gazde i gospođe. Umjesto toga mogla bih izabrati Božji put, pa bi mi on naložio da kažem "ne", ali čak i bez toga puta, zašto sam tako dugo i bolno učila da, kad je riječ o meni, imam pravo odbiti!
Čak i ako je to odbijanje moglo značiti da ću izgubiti posao i dom...
Učim, učim!”
― Barbara Mutch, The Housemaid's Daughter