“housekeeping for my own family was always sweet, though much harder in many ways.”
- Source
- Jo's Boys
- Date
- 1886
- Attribution
- Source identified
- Voice / speaker
- Fictional character · Mrs Meg
What does this quote mean?
Domestic work is described as demanding but meaningful because it serves people the speaker loves, separating difficulty from lack of value or satisfaction.
Where does it come from?
Jo's Boys, Chapter 10, Project Gutenberg #3499. The speaker contrasts disliked teaching with harder household work done for her own family.
Who voices the line?
Fictional character · Mrs Meg. Jo’s Boys, Chapter 10, “Demi Settles.” Mrs Meg says this immediately after explaining that she used to hate teaching, while comparing harder family housekeeping with work she found meaningful.
The source author and the local speaker can be different, especially in fiction, drama, dialogue and poetry.
How should this attribution be read?
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