" [Esme] 'What exactly is a good family, Da?'
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[Harry Nicholl] 'Well, I supposed for some it's about reputation. Others, money. For others it might be education or good works.'

'But what does it mean for you?...Well?'
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'Love, Essy. A good family is one where there is love. "

― Pip Williams , The Dictionary of Lost Words