And then I think of everything I’ve ever read about how one instills strength and self-sufficiency in a child, how teaching a child confidence and independence young is essential to ensure the child will ultimately be a well-adjusted
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“No museum is better guarded than the human heart.”
― Vexation Lullaby
― Vexation Lullaby
“Zoey understood that mothering was in the details you never saw. And the lack of it was the things you always noticed.”
― Other Birds
― Other Birds
“prayed that she would have peace.
That was all he asked for. That was all he had ever asked for.”
― [Run] [By: Patchett, Ann] [September, 2007]
That was all he asked for. That was all he had ever asked for.”
― [Run] [By: Patchett, Ann] [September, 2007]
“I'm not generally in a hurry. I lost my hurry a long time ago. Why rush? Where do I need to get so fast? Just the opposite, my everyday life centres around small actions aimed at helping pass the time, making it disappear into a series of unimportant motions completed without the slightest hint of urgency.”
― A Little Luck
― A Little Luck
“It looked like someone's grandmothers house, that it might smell like sugar cookies and Rose Milk lotion inside.”
― Other Birds
― Other Birds
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