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1 " A man should be proud of his heritage—not arrogant, as if it made him superior, but happy to own it and live up to the best in its promise. Monk "
― Anne Perry , Revenge in a Cold River (William Monk, #22)
2 " Had imprisonment been freedom of another kind? She could not make her own decisions, which meant she had not had to think, or consider, take any responsibility for the results. The excuse was perfect. “I had no choice. I couldn’t fail because I was not allowed to try!” If no success were possible, then equally, neither was any failure. As an errant wife if she had left him then the law would have brought her back, if he had wished it. Perhaps he would not have. She had not tried. How childlike, in the ugliest way. It was not innocence; it was the abdication of responsibility. "
3 " humiliation of the past behind her, and try again? "
4 " Nothing worth having was gained without courage. "
5 " She despised cowardice, and yet here she was on the brink of it herself. "
6 " I would doubt that virtue, to her, means abstinence. It is far more likely to mean courage, compassion, and the integrity to be brutally honest, first with yourself and then with others, and never to run away just because you are exhausted or afraid. "
