Martha quotes

But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

-Bible (NewTestament)
St Luke10:40^2.

Martha and Jasmine smiled at each other†the future they dreamed of seemed just around the corner; they could almost touch it. Each saw an ideal town, clean, noble and beautiful, soaring up over the actual town they saw, which consisted in this area of sordid little shops and third-rate cafe  s.

- Doris May ne  e Tayler Lessing
  A Ripple from the Storm, pt.1, ch.1.