It Was Better To Know

Life's Under No Obligation To Give Us What We Expect. We Take What We Get And Are Thankful It's No Worse Than It Is.

It's A Curse - This Not Wanting To Look On Naked Realities. Until The War, Life Was Never More Real To Me Than A Shadow Show On A Curtain. And I Preferred It So. I Do Not Like The Outlines Of Things To Be Too Sharp. I Like Them Gently Blurred, A Little Hazy.

Longing Hearts Could Only Stand So Much Longing.

If! If! If! There Were So Many Ifs In Life, Never Any Sense Of Security, Always The Dread Of Losing Everything.

So I Have. Let Me Hold The Baby, Scarlett. Oh, I Know How To Hold Babies. I Have Many Strange Accomplishments. Well, He Certainly Looks Like Frank. All Except The Whiskers, But Give Him Time.” “i Hope Not. It’s A Girl.