« [In Bulgaria] women have always worked and today they do the same. To this day I have never heard a man say, "No, my wife won’t work." No, I haven’t heard it! And you won’t hear something like that in Bulgaria! Me, I don’t like what is happening here. […] (They say) "My wife is to stay at home, and that’s it." No! A woman must take care of the home, but she can also have a job. »
« As for me, it was my own decision to start working. And I told her [her mother-in-law] whether you like it or not I will work. I’ll work. I CAN’T BEAR IT ANY LONGER. I can’t…And now that I am working I feel relieved. If I want to buy something for my child I just go out and buy it, and that’s it. It’s taken all the pressure off, you know, it’s taken all the pressure off. And I say to her "I bought this for the child." "Why did you buy it? She already has one." "I just want her to have it. I want her to have it. That’s what I’m working for." Full stop. That’s it. »