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“I always feel sad for the girl that I was, because it never occurred to me that my mother might comfort me. She has never told me she loved me, and I never assumed she did. She tended to me. She ad...”
“My son is my son till he have got him a wife But my daughter's my daughter all the days of her life.”
“If thy daughter marry well thou hast found a son if not thou hast lost a daughter.”
“If you ever have a daughter—a blessing I wouldn't wish on anyone, because it's Murphy's Law that sooner or later she will break your heart—anyhow, as I was saying, if you ever have a daughter, you'...”
“Even as a small child, I understood that woman had secrets, and that some of these were only to be told to daughters. In this way we were bound together for eternity.”
“No matter how old you are, you always want your mother’s love and acceptance. I guess I’m hoping one day I’ll get it back.”
“The only one in the valley who was working was Mooney Wright. Harrison leaned over and kneaded his hands roughly. He was wary of Mooney. Mooney was a strong one, not subject to weakness at all. He ...”
