In my relations with my father, which are difficult and where I'm oft… — Evelyn Underhill

In my relations with my father, which are difficult and where I'm often met by coolness and indifference, I am constantly tempted to be cold and indifferent. Yet I know that this is a test if I could take it rightly.

Evelyn UnderhillWriter · English · 1875 – 1941

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