"Love on the Dole" Quotes
"Love on the Dole" by Walter Greenwood explores the struggles and resilience of a working-class family in 1930s industrial England amidst poverty and unemployment.
fiction | 256 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
We're all in the same boat, lad, an' it's sinkin' fast.
struggleunity
Life's a bugger, but there's nowt else for it.
acceptance
There's no cure for poverty, only relief.
poverty
I'd rather be poor an' honest than rich an' a rotter.
honesty
Hope's grand, but it's no friend when you're starvin'.
hopehunger
We've been kicked often enough. It's time we learned to kick back.
resilience
A full belly's a small thing compared to a free mind.
freedomhunger
There's no justice in this world for the likes of us.
injustice
When you're down, the only way is up.
optimism
The poor are the biggest fools in the world. We're always the victims.
victimhood
