I was humiliated for them, for their apparent insensibility. But I was mistaken in my anxiety - their wish to help, to show her their concern, was real, their feelings were true and lasting, no matter how awkwardly expressed; their love and tenderness and wish to help were from the heart. (Katherine Anne Porter)

I was humiliated for them, for their apparent insensibility. But I was mistaken in my anxiety - their wish to help, to show her their concern, was real, their feelings were true and lasting, no matter how awkwardly expressed; their love and tenderness and wish to help were from the heart.

Katherine Anne Porter

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