She did not spare herself,... «The Blind Assassin»
innashpitzberg20 апреля 2012She did not spare herself, said Reenie. She ruined her health. She went beyond her strength, especially considering her condition.
What virtue was once attached to this notion – of going beyond your strength, of not sparing yourself, of ruining your health! Nobody is born with that kind of selflessness: it can be acquired only by the most relentless discipline, a crushing-out of natural inclination, and by my time the knack or secret of it must have been lost. Or perhaps I didn’t try, having suffered from the effects it had on my mother.
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