Major Pettigrew's Last Stand Quotes

[The Major] didn't like being driven by a woman. He hated their cautious creeping about at intersections, their heavy-handed indifference to the nuances of gear changing, and their complete ignoran...

"I have produced no children of my own and my husband is dead. […] Thus I am more to be pitied than revered. I am expected to give up the shop to my nephew, who will then be able to afford to bri...

Six years [Nancy] had been gone. Now Bertie was gone, too. They had left him all alone, the last family member of his generation. He clasped his hands to still a small tremor. (1.14)

The Major was venomously opposed to the awful fast-food places that were gradually taking over the ugly stretch of road between the hospital and the seafront, but he was prepared to find her indulg...

Several times, Major Pettigrew had been in the store when young boys on a dare would stick their enormous ears in the door to yell "Pakis go home!" Mr. Ali would only shake his head and smile while...

"Is it worth the struggle, one must ask, if the result is the loss of family and the breaking of tradition?" (1.102)

The Major was miserably confused. He was tempted to climb in the car and go right now. It would be early enough when they got back to invite Mrs. Ali in for tea. They could discuss her new book. (2...

"You have family, of course." "Yes, quite an extended family." He detected a dryness in her tone. "But it is not the same as the infinite bond between a husband and wife." (1.30)