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""Mama, when I make my Confirmation, can I take Mary for a middle name?"
"No."
Francie's heart sunk. "Why?"
"Because when you were christened, you were named Francie after Andy's girl."
"I know."
"But you were also named Mary after my mother. Your real name is Mary Frances Nolan."" — Dec 20, 2025 06:30AM
""Mama, when I make my Confirmation, can I take Mary for a middle name?"
"No."
Francie's heart sunk. "Why?"
"Because when you were christened, you were named Francie after Andy's girl."
"I know."
"But you were also named Mary after my mother. Your real name is Mary Frances Nolan."" — Dec 20, 2025 06:30AM
“...you have to use your failures as stepping stones to success. You have to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair. In the end it’s all a question of balance.”
― A Fine Balance
― A Fine Balance
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