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> [What upset me the most was not that I would die, but that I was letting down my parents. I felt very guilty for chasing this dream career of mine, at the expense of my parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-vester/what-upset-me-the-most-was-not-that-i-would-die-but-that-i-was/)

[Linda Vester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-vester/)

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## More by Linda Vester

> [The school made it very clear that women were entitled to positions of authority. That sense of entitlement allowed us to feel that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-vester/the-school-made-it-very-clear-that-women-were-entitled-to-positions/)

[Linda Vester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-vester/)

> [I think I'd like to stay anchoring because, number one, I'm learning a lot, and I love it when I'm learning. And number two,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-vester/i-think-i-d-like-to-stay-anchoring-because-number-one-i-m-learning-a/)

[Linda Vester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-vester/)

> [Finally, I get to have houseplants and they stay alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-vester/finally-i-get-to-have-houseplants-and-they-stay-alive/)

[Linda Vester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-vester/)

> [In my rational mind, I know... that is a very simplistic way of looking at it, but when there is violence of that kind,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-vester/in-my-rational-mind-i-know-that-is-a-very-simplistic-way-of-looking/)

[Linda Vester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-vester/)

> [Sometimes stories are inherently important whether or not they have a direct relation to your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-vester/sometimes-stories-are-inherently-important-whether-or-not-they-have-a/)

[Linda Vester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-vester/)

> [But there's always a Mass. It's not a formal Mass at all. We're sitting around her dining room table with wine and Eucharist and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-vester/but-there-s-always-a-mass-it-s-not-a-formal-mass-at-all-we-re-sitting/)

[Linda Vester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-vester/)

> [What upset me the most was not that I would die, but that I was letting down my parents. I felt very guilty for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-vester/what-upset-me-the-most-was-not-that-i-would-die-but-that-i-was/)

[Linda Vester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-vester/)

> [As a journalist, it is so easy to get hardened when you see so many stories that are disturbing. Sometimes it's just your survival…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-vester/as-a-journalist-it-is-so-easy-to-get-hardened-when-you-see-so-many/)

[Linda Vester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-vester/)

> [So now my road map has changed and I don't have a really clear idea of what the next stops are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-vester/so-now-my-road-map-has-changed-and-i-don-t-have-a-really-clear-idea/)

[Linda Vester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-vester/)

> [And since I just turned 32, I'm thinking about getting married, having a family, and that's very difficult to do on the road as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-vester/and-since-i-just-turned-32-i-m-thinking-about-getting-married-having/)

[Linda Vester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-vester/)

> [I didn't want my parents to support me. I wanted to prove that I could do it by myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-vester/i-didn-t-want-my-parents-to-support-me-i-wanted-to-prove-that-i-could/)

[Linda Vester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-vester/)

> [But for the first time in many years, I get to sleep in my own bed every night. I haven't done that, literally, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-vester/but-for-the-first-time-in-many-years-i-get-to-sleep-in-my-own-bed/)

[Linda Vester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-vester/)

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