That is, we believed, the supreme duty of the parent, who only was permitted to claim in some degree the priestly office and function, since it is his creative and protecting power which alone approaches the solemn function of Deity.
Any character that can’t be kept straight, to me, isn’t a character who should be in the book – you know, anyone not vivid enough to have a claim on my attention.
It’s so hard coming out of drama school to claim your right to be taken seriously and even get auditions.
