Kindness Quote by Rae Carson

“it gives me such a twist of pleasure to watch her react to praise from someone she despises. The Scriptura Sancta calls it “the…

— Rae Carson

“A maid has to be mistrustful in this world, or she will not be a maid for long.”

— George R.R. Martin

“A maid is a fine thing to have when you are sick.”

— Kate Moore

“Truly, the old maid is a most useful person, one of the reserve forces of the community. They talk of the superfluous woman, but…

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“It is a merciful provision my dears, for it takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the…

— Louisa May Alcott

Let thy maid servant be faithful, strong, and homely.

— Benjamin Franklin

“By my third try, Lady Aithra had lost her patience and brought me to stand before her son while he was in conference with…

— Esther M. Friesner

“Pretty, but badly dressed," breath of an oracle which had passed by her and vanished after depositing in her heart one of the two…

— Victor Hugo

“At a certain level housekeeping is a regime of small kindnesses, which, taken together, make the world salubrious, savory, and warm.”

— Marilynne Robinson

Of all the old maid's blessing, the greatest is carte blanche. Spinsterhood is powerful; once a woman is called "that crazy old maid" she…

— Florence King

“The fragrance of kindness lingers longer, outliving the fire of envy.”

— Fariha Guncha

“Her hospitality was something exquisite; she had the gift which so many women lack, of being able to make themselves and their houses belong…

— Sarah Orne Jewett