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“Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests, and mines, and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I am next to him in bed. He is reading his book. I am reading mine. His book looks boring. I decide this as I am peering over his shoulder instead of at the pages I wish he were reading with me. My book is better. I tell him that as I vie for his […]

WHAT I WOULD TELL MY DAUGHTER ABOUT MY FATHER’S ADVICE

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“You are a beautiful woman. You do not need to work or struggle. You’ve got doctors sniffing up your skirt, powerful men. Find one who wants to take care of you!” My father gives me great advice.  He is right to notice my advantage as a woman, and he is not the only man to […]