"By the by, as I must leave off being young, I find many doceurs in being a sort of chaperone for I am put on the sofa near the fire and can drink as much wine as I like." - Jane Austen
"There's a sense in which Jane Austen has ceased to think of herself in terms of all these myths, all of which end with a prince, and has instead has decided to put family affections at the centre" - A S Byatt
It is sad but my family affections are in dire straits. I'm bad at it.
ReplyDeleteare you becoming jane austen then? you have been very loving towards your mom and bro and now you decide the prince is irrelevant?
ReplyDeletei think this has been going on for quite a while... something to be worrying about? On the one hand, i feel cosy with the situation, but on the other, the pressure is certainly there to live the myth.
ReplyDeleteat our age, there shouldn't be pressure. not worth it. there's nothing to worry about your life as it is.
ReplyDeleteThere is, of course: The feeling is always there that I'm not good enough, etc, because I've chosen to sit by the fire.
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