She kept sliding down, in small half-willing surrenders, till she was a heap, with the book held tiringly above her face.

Alan Hollinghurst
She kept sliding down, in small half-willing surrenders, till she...
She kept sliding down, in small half-willing surrenders, till she...
She kept sliding down, in small half-willing surrenders, till she...
She kept sliding down, in small half-willing surrenders, till she...
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Charlotte Brontë’s “she kept sliding down, in small half-willing surrenders, till she was a heap, with the book held tiringly above her face.” It makes no sense describing the way a person falls and still think that she can rise again. The reason for this is simple: you cannot always control the way things turn out. And so you must expect to fall at times because you can’t always be at your best. Instead of getting frustrated because you slide down every now and then, embrace it as part of life and continue to move forward.

Source: The Strangers Child

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