Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
b852268 | "(a statement someone makes to Maisie regarding attitudes prior to WWII): "...the corridors of power are littered with Fascist leanings; anything to save the upper classes through disenfranchisement of the common man while allowing the common man to think you're on his side." | pre-wwii maisie-dobbs | Jacqueline Winspear | |
dc49a4c | There is no path set for this kind of shock, and for the grief that attends such terrible news. | maisie-dobbs tragedy sorrow | Jacqueline Winspear | |
4c6868b | . That was it. ... A simple line, an aphorism, that seemed to suggest the selling of manure. But it had a meaning that went so much deeper, alluding to the fact that where you find filth - where you find dirt; where you find the detritus of life - you'll also discover someone making a profit. Much money can be made from the most dirty jobs. . That was another one. And it occurred to her that in her lifetime she had seen nothing more filthy than war itself. | maisie-dobbs profiteering war | Jacqueline Winspear |