I have produced no children of my own and my husband is dead," she replied, an acid tone in her voice. "Thus I am more to be pitied than revered. I am expected to give up the shop to my nephew, who will then be able to afford to bring a very good wife from Pakistan. In exchange, I will be given houseroom and no doubt, the honor of taking care of several small children of other family members."

The Major was silent. He was at once appalled and also reluctant to hear any more. This was why people usually talked about the weather.


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Don't waste time trying to break a man's heart; be satisfied if you can just manage to chip it in a ...
HELEN ROWLAND
In olden times, sacrifices were made at the altar, a practice which is still very much practiced.
HELEN ROWLAND
There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king am...
HELEN KELLER
God himself is not secure, having given man dominion over his work.
HELEN KELLER
When a man makes a woman his wife, it's the highest compliment he can pay her, and it's usually the ...
HELEN ROWLAND
No man can understand why a woman shouldn't prefer a good reputation to a good time.
HELEN ROWLAND
If a woman is sufficiently ambitious, determined and gifted - there is practically nothing she can't...
HELEN LAWRENSON
Humility is like underwear, essential, but indecent if it shows
HELEN NIELSEN
The best educated human being is the one who understands most about the life in which he is placed.
HELEN KELLER
I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and becaus...
HELEN KELLER
Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow
HELEN KELLER
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free s...
HELEN KELLER
I thank God for my handicaps, for through them, I have found myself, my work and my God.
HELEN KELLER
If it is true that the violin is the most perfect of musical instruments, then Greek is the violin o...
HELEN KELLER
The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the he...
HELEN KELLER
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often ...
HELEN KELLER
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature or do the children o...
HELEN KELLER
I thank God for my handicaps, for, through them, I have found myself, my work, and my God
HELEN KELLER
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a who...
HELEN KELLER
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.
HELEN KELLER
Good bankers, like good tea, can only be appreciated when they are in hot water.
HELEN KELLER
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
HELEN KELLER
Science may have found a cure for most evils, but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all--...
HELEN KELLER
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can ...
HELEN KELLER
When two people decide to get a divorce, it isn't a sign that they "don't understand" one another, b...
HELEN ROWLAND
The few own the many because they possess the means of livelihood of all ... The country is governed...
HELEN KELLER
A man can become so accustomed to the thought of his own faults that he will begin to cherish them...
HELEN ROWLAND
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
HELEN KELLER