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 UnderhillAbout author
- Author's profession: Writer
- Nationality: english
- Born: December 6, 1875
- Died: June 15, 1941
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