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My mother hid the struggle from us children. She complained about her salary, and she had a tough time. Although she became… — Derek Walcott Copy Share Image
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I am sent to you to confute, not to embrace your heresy. The Catholic religion is the faith of all ages, I… — Fidelis of Sigmaringen Copy Share Image
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At least I was true. My intellectual abilities gave me a release, and an excuse. I shunned company because I preferred books;… — Robin McKinley Copy Share Image
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My father modestly referred to himself as the Great Santini when we were growing up. And he took it - I later… — Terry Gross Copy Share Image
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I don't have kids, but I've often noticed when people first become parents they seem to completely forget their own adolescence and… — Maia Szalavitz Copy Share Image
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Mother of Rome, delight of Gods and men, Dear Venus that beneath the gliding stars Makest to teem the many-voyaged main And… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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