““It did not even occur to David to consult Ruti herself about this, or any other matter. Had he done so, he would have been most surprised by the result. He did not realize it, but his love for his daughter marched hand in hand with a kind of contempt for her. He saw his daughter as a kind-hearteed, dutiful, but vaguely pitiable soul. David, like many people, had made the mistake of confusing "meek" with "weak.””
![“Was it possible to love a man who made you feel ridiculous? Of course […], love was complicated, that was all. Or was love simple, and marriage was complicated? In seventeen years of marriage David had often left her feeling frustrated, and furious, and disgusted, yes - but he had also made her…” quote by Laura Brodie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/38c/laura-brodie-71869_death_was-it-possible-to-love-a-man-who-made-y_1519224.jpg)
