““Still a daughter. But soon, in hours apparently, I'll be nobody's daughter. Surface lovliness was the outward visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. Still a daughter. But soon, in hours apparently, I'll be nobody's daughter. Parenting-a child must grow away from the parent--you must abandon ship in order to...what? To exist, to be a "self" Becoming a person is the point. Being a child-that's an interim position. I neglected to break away. I remained the daughter.””
