She wanted-what some people want throughout life-a grief that should deeply touch her, and thus humanize and make her capable of sympathy. (Nathaniel Hawthorne)

She wanted-what some people want throughout life-a grief that should deeply touch her, and thus humanize and make her capable of sympathy.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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