"A Simple Heart" Quotes

Her life was as cold as an attic facing north, and the longer she lived the more uncanny and unlivable it became.

She had no illusions, having made of her soul a strong and useful instrument, which could not be wounded or bent.

She was a servant through and through, belonging to the class of human tools, as uncomplaining and as hardworking as a nail or a cooking pot.

She was a simple person, without the faintest shadow of malice. She was almost an imbecile, but a good and gentle one, who never thought of herself.

She was known far and wide for her courage and good sense.

She loved her mistress with a worship that was almost dog-like in its abjection.

She had never been outside her own village nor seen the great cities of the world.

She was so good to everyone, so obliging, and so humble, that people who did not know her well sometimes called her a hypocrite.

She had no future, no plans, no hopes.

She was the only one who could be looked up to and respected in the family.