““Change is the law of life,' she said quietly. 'On the other hand,' I protested, 'some things don't change fast enough!' 'Like what?' Mother asked. 'Like fat, funny-looking me!' Mother snorted. 'You're extremely good-looking. All my children are.' I expected her to add, 'I wouldn't have it any other way,' but she said, instead, 'If you think you're too heavy, lose some weight.' 'Easier said than done,' I muttered. 'If there's one thing I can't bear,' Mother scolded, 'it's self-pity, particularly from one who has no reason to pity herself. Are you crippled? Are you stupid? Are you hungry, or ill-clothed? If you were then you'd have something to gripe about. You're fatherless, it's true, but then I'm husbandless. Somehow, we manage.””
![“I'm a superior foot massager,' Mr. Jensen said [to Mother]. 'Later, I'll show you my license.' He laughed, and his eyes glinted. I looked from them up into the eyes of the portrait, into Sir Baldwin's eyes. Baldy wasn't smiling, but it seemed to me that the glint in his eyes was the same as the…” quote by Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/34b/barbara-cohen-28364_parenting_i-m-a-superior-foot-massager-mr-jensen-s_51838.jpg)
![“It was the face that disturbed me. The artist had lit it in such a way that it appeared very strong, actually, to my mind, brutal. The nose was long and thin, the full underlip protruberant [sic], and the blue eyes icy cold. There was a great deal of pride in his look - more than pride, arrogance…” quote by Barbara Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/883/barbara-cohen-28364_art_it-was-the-face-that-disturbed-me-the-ar_1149815.jpg)
