But the gates of my happy childhood had clanged shut behind me; I had become adult enough to recognize the need to conceal unbearable emotions for the sake of others.

Providing for one's family as a good husband and father is a water-tight excuse for making money hand over fist.

Sadly, man recognises that the ideal, submissive woman he has created for himself is somehow not quite what he wanted.

But the gates of my happy childhood had clanged shut behind me; I had become adult enough to recognize the need to conceal unbearable emotions for the sake of others.

grievance does not make for great art.

Providing for one's family as a good husband and father is a watertight excuse for making money hand over fist. Greed may be a sin, exploitation of other people might, on the face of it, look rather nasty, but who can blame a man for 'doing the best' for his children?

There is a hidden fear that somehow, if they are only given a chance, women will suddenly do as they have been done by.