“They were like an iceberg, it occurred to me, my father the seven-eighths that was under the water and my mother the luminous portion riding the waves. But no, they were two icebergs: solitary phenomena, impressive, independent, known only to themselves. I felt their hidden seven-eighths inside me as a dark bulkiness whose outlines I was always trying to map.” ParentsDaughters Book:All Things Consoled: A Daughter's Memoir Source: All Things Consoled: A Daughter's Memoir
“They were like an iceberg, it occurred to me, my father the seven-sights that was under the water and my mother the luminous portion riding the waves. But no, they were two icebergs: solitary phenomena, impressive, independent, known only to themselves. I felt their hidden seven-eighths inside me as a dark bulkiness whose outlines I was always trying to map.” ParentsDaughters Book:All Things Consoled: A Daughter's Memoir Source: All Things Consoled: A Daughter's Memoir
