A New Home at the Wartime Hotel Quotes

“When things didn't go according to plan, her lovely mam always used to say that you'd laugh about it one day, so you might as well save time by laughing now”
― Maisie Thomas, A New Home at the Wartime Hotel

“Women are always far more capable than men think they are”
― Maisie Thomas, A New Home at the Wartime Hotel

“She wasn't going to be the domesticated female any longer. She was going to work at what before the war would have been seen as a man's job. It was always the men who were in charge. Well, not any longer”
― Maisie Thomas, A New Home at the Wartime Hotel

“He was still extravagant, still a spendthrift, still happy to part with money he didn't have. Kitty had never understood it. Her parents had saved up for things they wanted. Debt was something to be ashamed of. It was something to fear”
― Maisie Thomas, A New Home at the Wartime Hotel

“No matter how hard up you are, you must never spend what you haven't got. Being hard up is a worry, but being in debt is worse. It's a trap”
― Maisie Thomas, A New Home at the Wartime Hotel