Whatever a person's sins when they were alive, I consider it mute when they die. That doesn't mean to put a happy face on an awful person, just consider the issue resolved.
I, too, had thought about the quote about not contributing anything to society while having borne a passel of kids.
Maybe her attitude was shaped by the fact she was preceded by a child in death?
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I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet
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