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“What burdens we lay on the dying, Laurel thought, as she listened now to the accelerated rain on the roof: seeking to prove some little thing that we can keep to comfort us when they can no longer feel--something as incapable of being kept as of being proved: the lastingness of memory, vigilance against harm, self-reliance, good hope, trust in one another.”

Quote by Eudora Welty

Book:The Optimist's Daughter
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The Optimist's Daughter

Originally published in 1972, this work tells the story of Laurel Moore, who travels from Chicago to her hometown in Mississippi for her father's funeral. The narrative moves between past and present as she confronts memories of her family and her father's life. The novel is recognized for its literary merit and received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1973. more

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Eudora Welty
Eudora Welty

Eudora Welty was an American author renowned for her profound portrayal of life in the rural South. Her works often focus on the lives and characters of the Southern countryside, celebrated for their delicate emotions and unique narrative style. more

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