The Butler Quotes
"The moment the plane touched down at Ministro Pistarini de Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires, Joachim von Hartmann knew in every fiber of his being that he was home."
"His roots were now firmly planted in Europe, but Joachim realized as he breathed the air of Buenos Aires that his heart had remained here."
"Both his name and his tall, thin, aristocratic looks, with blond hair and blue eyes, were familiar in Argentina."
"Joachim’s German maternal grandfather, Gunther von Hartmann, had been widowed when his wife was killed in the Allied bombings of Germany."
"Unlike his mother in her privileged youth, Joachim had grown up in modest circumstances."
"Their mother had studied art history at the university before she got married, and had also been carefully schooled by her father, who knew a great deal about art."
"Javier had a hunger in his belly that nothing could satisfy or cure, and he blamed his mother for not providing them with a better life than the one they had growing up."
"Joachim had a thirst for life, for new discoveries and the knowledge he acquired."
"Liese continued working after Francois died, with no intention of retiring."
"Olivia had worked hard for the last ten years on a decorating magazine she’d started."
"What mattered to her was that she live her life fully, meet new people, do new things, breathe the air of Paris, and be completely alive."
"She had sacrificed her whole life to George and what suited him, and in the end, he had died with his wife at his side, not Olivia’s mother."
"The Americans who had recently purchased the chateau in question had discovered them and very honorably contacted the Louvre to report them."
"I guess I never wondered how you started. We get more interested in our parents as we get older, and they become real people to us, not just our parents."
"It was easier for him to let go of me, which is what he did, even if it meant giving you up too."
"It feels so wonderful every time we make a match, and get a piece of art back to someone, even if only to a distant relative. It always matters to them, and to me too."
"It was a beautiful magazine, but this isn’t a good time for magazines. The Internet is putting them out of business."
"Be careful, Ms. White, and I’ll keep a closer eye in future."
"She had simply been resourceful and prevailed. She had had the hardest life of anyone Joachim had ever known, and he loved his mother more than ever after he heard her story."
"It's a temporary position. He helped me move into a new apartment in Paris."
"I’m currently unemployed. I owned and ran a magazine that went out of business a few months ago. I’m between jobs at the moment."
"He’s a very private person, with clear boundaries."
"It’s too much pressure, although he’s certainly easy to work for."
"I can’t live a life in service, and go around falling in love with my employers, Mama."
"I think some people are born like that. There's something missing, or one enzyme too many, or a subtle poison that releases into their veins slowly, and one day takes over their body and their mind. He had no soul."
"You can't give up your life for a job, or your employer."
"I'm sure she has a new assistant, and she's busy too."
"We both have the same fears. We’ve both spent our lifetimes avoiding deep attachments."
"You’re going to be better off without me. You’ll see that one day."
"We’re both strong and we’ll find our way, and it’s just a job."