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Dad was thirsty, not given to great displays of affection, like his father and his father's father before him. A long line of self-indulgent men who couldn't give love but lived to take it, which isn't the same as receiving it. They were all in so much pain and that's always the perfect excuse.
Dad was thirsty, not given to great displays of affection, like his father and his father's father before him. A long line of self-indulgent men who couldn't give love but lived to take it, which isn't the same as receiving it. They were all in so much pain and that's always the perfect excuse.
Approximate author period: c. 1986 AD · modern
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- Courtney Summers
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- Approximate author period: c. 1986 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Courtney Summers: documented birth year 1986; activity date not established. Wikidata Q18218056, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18218056 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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