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“Was Grandfather trying to tell me something significant in a language I could not interpret? I wanted to establish a sure relationship with him despite his thunder. Grandfather was a man with whom one could be intimate, if he permitted, without ever enjoying an intimate moment. His devotion to me was direct, captivating. He did not want to talk about it, or even show it in any normal manner.” ParentsFatherhoodMasculinity Book:The Birth of the People's Republic of Antarctica Source: The Birth of the People's Republic of Antarctica
“The darkness is there and there and there!" Grandfather flung his arms south, east, west. I stood beside him, looked out in the directions he gave. I said, "I see the world, Grandfather. It frightens me. It doesn't hate me. Why should I hate it?” HateFear Book:The Birth of the People's Republic of Antarctica Source: The Birth of the People's Republic of Antarctica