Then turn your eyes back on me,and tell me that Cathy and I are still children to be treated with condescension, and are incapable of understanding adult subjects. We haven'tremained idle, twiddling our thumbs while you were off having a good time.
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V.C. Andrews was a 20th-century American novelist. Cleo Virginia Andrews, better known as Virginia C. Andrews or V. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Philosophy — Deep thoughts on existence, knowledge, and the nature of reality
  • Wisdom — Timeless insights drawn from experience and reflection

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