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But will you not have a house to care for? Meals to cook? Children whining for this or that? Will you have time for the work?" "I'll make time, " I promised. "The house will not always be so clean, the cooking may be a little hasty, and the whining children will sit on my lap and I'll sing to them while I work.Gloria Whelan
2
I liked having some time to myself. Our family was such a close one, you could get smothered. Of course, we didn't always agree with one another. Sometimes I quarreled with my brother and sisters, but I couldn't remember hating anyone for more than five minutes.Gloria Whelan
3
I couldn’t live with myself if I thought nothing could get better.Gloria Whelan
4
Even our recreation was scheduled. There was no time to look for birds or wander into the nearby woods. We were put into teams and sent into violent pursuit of a helpless ball.Gloria Whelan
5
I looked forward to making friends at school, but I had come late and friendships had already been formed. I couldn’t find my way into their world. They seemed to have a secret code I couldn’t decipher.Gloria Whelan
6
I find having your own car is like a passport to the world.Gloria Whelan
7
I felt as if I had no control over what I said, as if loathsome, ugly words were waiting inside me like snakes and toads looking for a chance to sneak out before I could stop them.Gloria Whelan
8
You're making yourself too important. Guilt comes from feeling we're at the center of the universe. We're not.Gloria Whelan
9
But what doesn’t die is the love we give to others. There is no end to that.Gloria Whelan
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I thought I understood what was best. I knew too little and believed too soon.Gloria Whelan