The Maid Quotes With Page Numbers
“I am your maid. I know so much about you. But when it comes down to it: what is that you know about me?”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Prologue, Page 4
“Gran used to say, Never mind what others think; it’s what you think that matters. And I agree. One must live by their own moral code, not follow like a sheep blindly.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 1, Page 10
“I’ll never understand it—why people find the truth more shocking than lies.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Mr. Snow, Chapter 1, Page 11
“I don’t cut corners, I shine them.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 1, Page 12
“It’s easier than you’d ever think—existing in plain sight while remaining largely invisible. That’s what I’ve learned from being a maid.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 1, Page 19
“In real life, the actions you take can change the results, from sad to happy, from disappointing to satisfactory, from wrong to right.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 1, Page 21
“You can’t judge a person by the job they do or by their station in life; you must judge a person by their actions.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 2, Page 25
“Cheryl may be my boss, but she’s definitely not my superior. There is a difference, you know. You can’t judge a person by the job they do or by their station in life; you must judge a person by their actions.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 2, Page 26
“I’ve been called many a thing in my quarter century, and what I’ve learned is that the common expression about sticks and stones often hurt far less than words.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 2, Page 26
“We’re all entitled to a bad day now and again, I heard Gran say in my head. But when they are all bad days, with no pleasant ones, then it’s time to reconsider things.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 2, Page 41
“No one is too high or too low for common courtesy.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 4, Page 49
“That’s how a friendship is built, one small truth at a time.
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 4, Page 54
“If only it were that easy,” she said. “But time, Miss Molly. Time heals all wounds, as they say.” She was right. As time passes, the wound doesn’t hurt as much as it did at first, and that’s always a surprise—to feel a little bit better and yet to miss the past.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Giselle, Chapter 4, Page 66
“Monday, floors and chores. Tuesday, deep cleaning to give meaning. Wednesday, bath and kitchen. Thursday, dust we must. Friday, wash-and-dry day. Saturday, wild card. Sunday, shop and chop.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 5, Page 70
“It’s funny the way memories bubble up whenever I clean. I do wonder if that’s the same for everyone—for everyone who cleans, that is.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 5, Page 72
“I don’t believe that some people are more important than other people. We’re all very important in our own way.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Detective Stark, Chapter 13, Page 180
“That’s the trouble with pain. It’s a contagious as a disease. It spreads from the person who first endured it to those who love them most. Truth isn’t always the highest ideal’ sometimes it must be sacrificed to stop the spread of pain to those you love.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 14, Page 188
“Laughs are just like smiles. People use them to express an array of confounding emotions.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 14, Page 198
“Vile and evil are composed of the same letters. One begets the other.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Giselle, Chapter 24, Pages 293
“Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 25, Pages 298, 366, 372
“People are a mystery that can never be solved.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 24, Pages 299, 366
“The longer you live, the more you learn. People are a mystery that can never be solved. Life has a way of sorting itself out. Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 24, Pages 299, 366
“We are all the same in different ways.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray, Chapter 25, Pages 310, 316, 357, 372
“For the first time in my life, I think I understand what a true friend is. It isn’t just someone who likes you; it’s someone willing to take action on your behalf.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Chapter 25, Page 316
“My truth is not the same as yours because we don’t experience life in the same way.”
~Nita Prose, The Maid, Character: Molly Gray as the Narrator, Epilogue, Page 357
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