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The death of his mother had made him aware that his time on earth was limited. Of course he had known that before, but now it was brought home to him; and it made him ask himself if the life he led was the one he really wanted. He surprised himself with his answer to Barney's question. "I want what they had," he said, looking back at the grave where both parents lay. "A lifelong partnership."
— Sep 01, 2026 02:08PM
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I learned the meaning of the word bittersweet, the acid taste of loss and the honey of hope in one bright fruit.
— Sep 07, 2026 06:28PM
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I would never shake off the sense that something should be there, where the missing limb had always been. There was a bole in my life, a great gaping cavity that could never be filled.
— Sep 07, 2026 06:27PM
Pearl E
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I may yet go through anguish in hell for my sin. But if I had to live that time again I would do the same, to end Margery's ordeal. I preferred to suffer myself than to know that her agony continued. Her well-being was more important to me than my own.
I have learned, during the course of a long life, that that is the meaning of love.
— Aug 31, 2026 09:47PM
I have learned, during the course of a long life, that that is the meaning of love.
Pearl E
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Their care for her when she was a child had been such as they might have shown for a foal that promised to turn into a useful carthorse one day. Tears came to her eyes when she thought nostalgically of the childhood time when she had thought they really loved her.
— Aug 31, 2026 09:19PM
Pearl E
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"Brecknock and I are friends," she said. "He's kind to me and I do everything I can to please him. And we have four wonderful children. I am happy." She paused, and Margery waited for the answer to her question.
At last Susannah said: "But I know there is another kind of happiness, the mad ecstasy of adoring someone and being adored in return."
— Aug 28, 2026 09:35AM
At last Susannah said: "But I know there is another kind of happiness, the mad ecstasy of adoring someone and being adored in return."
Pearl E
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He moved with surprising speed and grabbed her upper arms. His
grip was strong. "Women like to be mastered," he said.
"Who told you that? Believe me, I don't!"
— Aug 27, 2026 03:11PM
grip was strong. "Women like to be mastered," he said.
"Who told you that? Believe me, I don't!"