“I experience every day the truth of what you once told me, that there are certain thoughts which are not to be dwelt upon, but passed over as lightly as possible, unless we would be forever in tears: that is my case: for there is not a place in the house which does not give a stab to my heart when I see it: but your room especially deals a deadly blow from every part of it.” Mother Daughter RelationshipEmpty Nester Book:The Letters of Madame De Sevigne to Her Daughter and Friends Source: The Letters of Madame De Sevigne to Her Daughter and Friends