1969, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, Feliçament, jo sóc una dona:
La Matilde sabia per experència què significava anar a buscar els propis mobles als magatzems distribuïdors. Haver-te de barallar a l'aranya estiracabells per aconseguir un joc de cadires que era ben teu, i veure com una dama desaprensiva se'n duia les chinoiseries de l'avi, era més del es que podia suportar.
Matilde knew from experience what it meant to go looking for your own furniture at distribution warehouses. You had to struggle tooth and nail to get a set of chairs that was properly yours and see how an unscrupulous lady made off with grandpa's chinoiseries, it was more than one could bear.
