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« THOUGHTS on the EDUCATION of FATHERS »  characters → vrtanes aslanian

“ For a long time, Vrtanes had held that breath with them, had choked on the grief and guilt of a million souls until he felt as though his own heart had stopped in his chest, and the world was pale and soundless around him. But in time, he had permitted himself to exhale. Permitted himself to let go, and to breathe again. There were ghosts enough among the dead. It did not do to walk as a ghost among the living. ”

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« THOUGHTS on the EDUCATION of FATHERS »    characters → theo marlowe

“ There are some individuals who have too strong a craving, a will, and a nostalgia for happiness ever to reach it. They always retain a bitter and passionate aftertaste, and that’s the best they can hope for. ” (x)

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« THOUGHTS on the EDUCATION of FATHERS »   characters → winsome marlowe

“ If Emory Marlowe was a man who seemed half a boy, then his daughter was a girl who seemed half a woman. Her eyes, a gay shade of blue that befit her name, nonetheless bespoke a maturity and a keen awareness of the adult world in which she found herself far too early. ”