Yield With Conviction

"To yield readily - easily - to the persuasion of a friend is no merit. ...To yield without conviction is no compliment to the understanding of either."
-Jane Austen

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Wash the bones, bring the body, leave the heart behind.

The Tiger’s Wife, Téa Obreht

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“…however much I might want to”

“…however much I might want to”

“I’m just stunned…and desperately sad.”

“I’m just stunned…and desperately sad.”