He has found himself more and more reliant on her at exactly the point that she has become less available to him.
David NichollsThere's no shortage of orphans in 19th-century literature, but it's hard to find a single happy, communicative, functional parental relationship in the whole of 'Great Expectations,' even among the minor characters.
David NichollsShe wondered if she was doomed to be one of those people who spend their lives trying things.
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