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"I had behaved badly to her. I thought that behaving badly was worse than anyone knew because it distorted relationships. If you poured boiling soup over an angel it would be years before you could like or fully appreciate that angel because he had conspired in being wronged by you to put you in the wrong. Do you see what I mean?"

Dang people are so complex. It's so interesting reading from the perspective of a mom who knows her son is awful in many aspects and wants to make sure the girl he's marrying will be safe but also not wanting to go against her beliefs and traditions and all the shit she's gone through. 

"Light made me powerless. In the dark I could manoeuvre, hide in the alleys of incomprehension, crouch behind the walls of indifference, know that I existed, and hope because I couldn't be seen. Only perfection can flower in the light. It is eternal and illuminates despair."

Apparently we should all aspire to be Lilli girl has an amazing mindset or at least what Margaret thinks of her amazing mind 👀