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That’s an impossible thing for sons to grasp, and a source of shame for fathers to have to admit: that we don’t want our children to pursue their own dreams or walk in our footsteps. We want to walk in their footsteps while they pursue our dreams.
Falling in love is magical, after all, romantic, breathtaking� but falling in love and love are different. Aren’t they? Don’t they have to be?
“It’s good for preventing scurvy. Sailors used to be given lime on board ships,� Roger said informatively. “Did you used to be a sailor?� Ro wondered. “No. But I watch a lot of television,� Roger replied.
What sort of god makes a priest ill, and what sort of daughter doesn’t show up for the funeral?
