I want more than anything for my children to be happy, and I love them because they are sad, and the erratic… — Andrew Solomon
I want more than anything for my children to be happy, and I love them because they are sad, and the erratic project of kneading that sadness into joy is the engine of my life as a father, as a son, as a friend—and as a writer.
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