Eight Maids a Milking Quotes

“Katarina shrugged, for want of something better to say. It just seemed so…so dull. They had done it all before, knew the routine, and that left her bored to tears. There was so much in the world they had never explored, so much that had been hidden from them. Katarina could not recall having a conversation with someone new in months. Years, perhaps.”
― Emily E.K. Murdoch, Eight Maids a Milking

“Do you not ever wonder if there is more to life than meeting our neighbors, going to church, playing the pianoforte, and embroidery?”
“I like embroidery.”
“I know you do,” said Katarina with a sigh.”
― Emily E.K. Murdoch, Eight Maids a Milking

“Katarina smiled wistfully. “Do not heed me, I speak nonsense, I am sure.”
Maria blinked slowly, then shook her head. “No, I think if it matters to you, then it is probably not nonsense. Youare not one to speak nonsense. Perhaps you have just not found it yet.”
― Emily E.K. Murdoch, Eight Maids a Milking