Phaedra looked across the water and her eyes met Lucian’s. Their needs came second. It came from the privilege of being tr

Melina Marchetta
Phaedra looked across the water and her eyes met Lucian’s....
Phaedra looked across the water and her eyes met Lucian’s....
Phaedra looked across the water and her eyes met Lucian’s....
Phaedra looked across the water and her eyes met Lucian’s....
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When Phaedra looked across the water and her eyes met Lucian’s. Their needs came second. It came from the privilege of being trusted by their neighbors to love their children, give them things to eat, and protect them from harm. The other thing that made it easy to be a good parent was that you had the other people in your community looking out for you.

If you didn’t do it, someone else would, and if they didn’t do it, you knew there were others who would. That was the power of trust.

Source: Quintana Of Charyn

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