I like the truth, even when it does trouble me.

“I know how it feels, dear one. As if your heart were torn in two. I feel your p…”

“I thought of betrayal and how it came so easily - in a word, a glance, a gestur…”

“Perhaps this is what the stories meant when they called somebody heartsick. You…”

“My daughter," I said blankly. "I see. Correct me if I am wrong, but I thoughtit…”