“Washing up was always one of the very worst jobs in the kitchen. Albert Thomas, who’d done it many times himself, recalled that even a modest dinner party for ten in a wealthy household of the 1920s required no less than 324 items of silver, china and glass to be washed, in addition to the saucepans.”
― If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home
― If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home
“Doing nothing can sometimes be the most effective form of action.”
― Crazy Rich Asians
― Crazy Rich Asians
“Who said anything about forgetting? The point of forgiveness is to recognize that someone has hurt you, and to still love them in spite of it.”
― American Royals
― American Royals
“The greatest thing is to have someone who loves you and—and to love in return.”
― Ross Poldark
― Ross Poldark
“That was the thing about success, it could be even more draining than failure.”
― American Royals
― American Royals
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